Ecological indicators address ecosystems structure and/or function and are commonly used to provide synoptic information about their state. Through quantitative

Experience demonstrates that none of the available measures regarding biological effects of pollution can be considered ideal, which is due to the complexity in

Acknowledging the present inability to determine objectively the status and trends among estuarine ecosystems, the environmental research community has recently

Estuaries in every country exemplify the same paradox- they are among the most productive ecosystems and also among the most impacted by anthropogenic activitie

As the coastal human population increases in the United States, there will likely be increasing environmental and socioeconomic pressures on our coastal and est