Front cover; Preface; Editor; Contents; Introduction; chapter one. Anthropogenic impacts and the National Estuary Program; chapter two. Case Study 1: Long Island Sound Estuary Program; chapter three. Case Study 2: Delware Estuary Program; chapter four. Case study 3: Galveston Bay National Estuary Program; chapter five. Case study 4: San Francisco Estuary Project; Index; Back cover
Summary
Examines the work of the National Estuary Program, an initiative in the USA dealing with pollution and other anthropogenic impacts on estuarine ecosystems. Issues range from the technical assessment of pr oblems to management action plans for improving the environmental quality of estuaries
