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Estuarine Links

• Indian River Lagoon Learn about the numerous plants and animals that inhabit this important ecosystem, as well as the impact from humans. Great newsletter covers current conditions of the lagoon.
  
• Online Resources - Wetland Resources Various links to groups, organizations relating to Wetland/Estuarine habitat.
  
• Great Lakes Commission Since 1955, the has dedicated its efforts toward securing a clean environment, a stronge economy, and high quality of life for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region and its citizens. An eight-state compact agency founded in state and federal law, the Commission represents the collective views of the eight Great Lakes states. A newly established Associate Membership program provides for enhanced Canadian provincial involvement and a binational focus.
  
• Biology of Coastal Dunes and Wetlands Biology of Coastal Dunes and Wetlands
  
• Marine Science Institute, UC Santa Barbara The research activity of MSI spans a broad reach that ranges from global to local studies of important processses in the world's oceans.
  
• The Ballona Wetlands A complex of estuary, lagoon, salt marsh, freshwater marsh and dune habitats found near Playa del Rey on the west coast of the Los Angeles Basin.
  
• Chesapeake Bay Land Margin Ecosystem Research This project investigates the mechanisms affecting secondary production of estuarine ecosystems.
  
• San Francisco Estuary Institute Promoting scientific study in order to protect and enhance the bay.
  
• Estuary-Net Project National Estuarine Research Reserve's Estuary-Net Project. A telecommunications project supporting the development of coastal non-point source pollution education programs.
  
• NetCoast - Guide for Integrated Coastal Zone Management A platform for cooperation and transfer of information on the sustainable management of coastal resources.
  
• National Estuary Program Overview of the program, and profiles of the 28 estuaries in its system.
  
• Assateague Plants of the Bay-Side Saltmarsh Area Use this site to find out about the plants that occur in a salt marsh in Virginia.
  
• Tidal Wetland Ecology of Long Island Sound An introduction to tidal wetland communities around Long Island including salt marshes. You'll find a general description of salt marsh ecology, the plants and animals, and the relationships betweeen them.
  
• Wetlands International - AEME Homepage Wetlands International is the world's leading non-profit organisation concerned with the conservation of wetlands and wetland species.
  
• Australian Marine Conservation Society It is a non-profit, non-government organisation that has a unique role in promoting the study and conservation of Australia's unique coasts and the surrounding seas.
  
• Florida Marine Research Council Newsletter of studies and current issues related to coastal central Florida marine systems with emphasis on the Indian River Lagoon
  
• The Chesapeake Bay The auditorium program on the Chesapeake Bay introduces your students to the ecology of estuaries in general and to the impact human activities have on the largest and most productive estuary totally in the United States.
  
• Academy of Natural Sciences' Estuarine Research Center Private, non-profit organization dedicated to investigating the complex interrelationships of aquatic ecosystems, particularly the ways in which coastal systems adapt to, and are affected by, human activities.
  
• Riverine and Coastal Ecology Seagrass research in the Netherlands.
  
• National Estuarine Research Reserve Network of protected areas established to improve the health of the nation's estuaries and coastal habitats by developing and providing information that promotes informed resource management.
  
• Wetlands and Estuarine Ecology Research Group is involved in research on all aspects of the biology and ecology of coastal wetlands and the Indian River Lagoon.
  
• Coastal Sudies Laboratory Serves the missions of university education, coastal research, and public service/public education.
  
• Volunteer Monitoring Environmental Protection Agency. A manual specifically designed for volunteers to assist in monitoring the environmental health of estuaries.
  
• Center for Tropical Marine Ecology, ZMT ZMT takes an integrated interdisciplinary approach to ecosystem research and coastal management in tropical coastal areas.
  
• COASTES - COmplexity And STressors in Estuarine Systems To understand the effects of numerous stressors on coastal ecosystems, the complexity of such systems must be recognized and incorporated into experimental and conceptual frameworks. We are currently addressing this complexity through a 6 year multi-investigator program.
  
• Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML) are the marine research and teaching facilities which serve a consortium of seven California State Universities.
  
• Research in the National Estuarine Research Reserve System The primary research objective is the study of natural and anthropogenically-induced change in the ecology of estuarine and estuarine-like ecosystems that comprise the NERRS.
  
• Center for Coastal Studies The mission of the CCS is to increase knowledge and understanding of the marine ecosystems, habitats, flora, fauna, and socioeconomics of the Texas coast and Gulf of Mexico.
  
• South Florida Wetland Ecosystems Lab Affiliated with the Southeast Environmental Research Center (SERC) they study effects on wetlands systems such as from drainage reduced water flow effects.
  
• The National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) Produces information on the characteristics, extent, and status of the Nations wetlands and deepwater habitats.
  
• LOTSE/Web-Menutree (Coastal ecosystems) Land/Ocean Thematic Search Engine
  
• Coastal America Partnership National Web Site Coastal America is a partnership among federal, state and local governments and private alliances to collaboratively address environmental problems along our nation's shoreline.
  
• Salvage a Salt Marsh Canadian Wildlife Federation. A list of suggested plants for restoration of salt marshes in Canada.
  
• Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine Biology & Coastal Research Conducts basic and applied research in marine and coastal environments - research that addresses the critical need for knowledge and improved understanding of these essential ecosystems.
  
• Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds Protecting coastal watersheds and marine resources.
  
• Wetlands Research & Technology Center The Center facilitates and coordinates wetlands scientific and engineering work, wetlands training, and interagency coordination efforts and responds to those seeking answers to wetlands related questions.
  
• Sediment Transport of an EstuaryEstuarine Ecology Learn about coastal deposits, the formation of deltas, and beach dynamics.
  
• MADAM, Mangrove Dynamics and Management MADAM stands for Mangrove Dynamics and Management and is a German-Brazilian research and development program on tropical coastal ecosystems carried out under the auspices of the Agreement on Cooperation in Scientific Research and Technological Development signed by the Federal Republic of Germany and the Federative Republic of Brazil.
  
• Eco Cruises on the Indian River Lagoon Barb Marine Consulting offers educational eco cruises in the Indian River Lagoon.
  
• The Ecology of Salt Marsh Communities A short bibliography of references on salt marsh plant communities.
  
• Coastal Eelgrass Habitats of Rhode Island Interactive maps of Rhode Island eelgrass habitats, with downloadable GIS data, and policy and regulations pertaining to seagrass in RI.
  
• Climatic Influences on the Concentration of Nutrients in Delaware's Inland Bays Describes problems of eutrophication due to increasing concentrations of dissolved inorganic phosphorus, nitrogen, and suspended solids, and proposes a study to produce predictive algorithms for the influence of a realistic range of climate events on these processes.
  
• Morro Bay National Estuary Program Supports the most significant wetland system on Californias south-central coast which provides habitat for a number of endangered and/or threatened species.
  
• Ecology of The Intertidal And Subtidal Areas of Otter Island Classification of different zones of the estuary and the various physical processes which occur.
  
• San Francisco Bay/Delta Geographic Information System An environmental framework plan for the 12 county region studies wetland loss, land use patterns and saltwater intrusion.
  
• Restore America's Estuaries A national coalition of 11 regional, coastal community-based environmental organizations with a combined membership of over 250,000 citizens.
  
• Salt marsh restoration in New Hampshire This page describes salt marsh restoration projects in New Hampshire. These projects are being done through the cooperative efforts of local residents, local, state and Federal agencies, and private conservation organizations.
  
• National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) Centralized Data Management Office in support of the NERR System-wide Monitoring Program.
  
• Riverine Wetlands: Succession and Restoration Their role of inputs and outputs on the riverine wetland dynamics, and, more particularly, the role of flood disturbances in ecological successions. Application in wetland restoration through ecological engineering.
  
• Ecology - Habitats - Salt Marsh and Estuary From Neartica-the complete gateway to the natural world of North America.
  
• Coastal Marsh Project The purpose of the Project was to analyze the surface condition of coastal marshes and detect areas that were at risk for rapid loss of land area.
  
• Sewri Mangrove Park: Mumbai pages Essential to the ecology of the coast and this island off the Indian coast, steps have been taken to protect this resource.
  
• Chesapeake Bay Program The regional partnership that's been leading and directing the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay since 1983.
  
• Hudson River National Estuarian Research Reserve The Hudson River NERR's four sites are located along the river's 100 mile salinity gradient. Nearly 5,000 acres of tidal wetlands and uplands occur at Piermont Marsh, Iona Island, and Tivoli Bays, and Stockport Flats.
  
• Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia Ecological site for long-term estuarine research and monitoring.
  
• NOAA Coastal Services Center Their mission is to foster and sustain the environmental and economic well being of the nation's coast by linking people, information, and technology.
  
• The Terrene Institute Working to improve our nation's environment by building societal consensus for innovative and sustainable environmental solutions. The Terrene Institute promotes sustainable solutions through education and outreach programs that effect change in individual behavior, corporate stewardship and public policy.
  
• Oregon Estuary Plan Book Study about all of the various estuaries in Oregon.
  
• Mangrove Action Project A nonprofit organization, dedicated to the protection of the world's mangrove forest ecosystems.
  
• Rutgers University and Ken Able Research Project Current emphasis is on metamorphisis, settlement, and the role of habitats in estuaries and on the continental shelf.
  
• Coastal Programs Division Their mission is to achieve the conservation and responsible management of coastal and ocean ecosystems. The Division provides technical, programmatic and financial assistance and advocates comprehensive resource management.
  
• Department of Lake and Estuarine Ecology The overall aim is to provide the scientific basis for the administration and management of lakes and estuarine ecosystems.
  
• ICEM Research Theme Description of the JEI's research theme on integrated coastal and estuarine management (ICEM); Thames Estuary Project.
  
• The Northwest Fisheries Science Center Responsible for providing scientific and technical support for the management, conservation, and development of the Pacific Northwest region's anadromous and marine fishery resources.
  
• Gulf Estuarine Research Society An organization for people interested in estuarine and coastal issues centering on the Gulf of Mexico.
  
• Coast Alliance This is a conservation organization that educates the public and protects priceless coastal habitats. Press releases, newsletters, and reports available on polluted runoff, coastal development and contaminated sediments.
  
• Chesapeake Estuarine Site Extensive links to Maryland and national sites on estuarine research.
  
• Florida Bay References Listing of books dealing with estuarine ecology, with particular emphasis on the Florida Bay region.
  
• University of Maryland Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies Operates several laboratories and a research fleet as part of their environmental education.
  
• Watershed research Impact of Watershed Drainage on Estuarine Ecology.
  
• Ecosystem Restoration The mission of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program is to develop a long-term comprehensive plan that will restore ecological health and improve water management for beneficial uses of the Bay-Delta System.
  
• Worldwide Wetlands, Hydrology and Coastal Links
  
• Modelling Coral Reefs and Mangroves: Modelling & Management IBM sponsored annual report from June 10, 1999. This project addresses the use of computer technology to facilitate the exchange of information between physical oceanographers, biologists and resource managers and to assist in the further understanding and sustainable management of marine resources with emphasis on tropical coastal waters.
  
• Wetland Ecosystem Team Conducts research on coastal wetland ecology and restoration. Focusing particularly on estuaries of the Pacific Northwest, with attention to the estuarine ecology of juvenile Pacific salmon.
  
• South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve A natural laboratory in Oregon, USA.
  
• Southeastern Estuarine Research Society (SEERS) Its objectives are the informal discussion and exchange of ideas dealing with estuarine and related research problems, centering on, but not restricted to, the outheastern United States.
  
• Elkhorn Slough Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve information. Learn about the plant, animal life, and the ecological importance of this tidal estuary.
  
• Western Australian Mangrove Page This site provides access to the Mangrove Grey Literature Bibliography, a searchable database of mangrove-related documents which have not made it into the primary literature.
  
• Lost Wetlands A study of the loss, and containment of, the coastal wetland habitat along Louisiana's coast.
  
• North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve Four coastal reserves operating as living laboratories for research, education and management. A cooperative program between the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources/Division of Coastal Management and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (USA).
  
• Dynamics Of The Salt Marsh A introduction to salt marshes, their dynamics and biology, and the importance of their conservation.
  
• U of Maryland Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL) At the CBL's Center for Environmental Science the faculty members have established a distinguished record of major contributions to regional, national, and international environmental research in the marine sciences.
  
• Chanslor Wetlands & Wildlife Project, Bodega Bay, California Ecosystem based approach to California wetland wildlife environmental education in Sonoma County with birdwatching, horseback-riding and Native American sites in wine country.
  
• Aquatic Network Aquatic world information on aquaculture, conservation, education, fisheries, limnology, oceanography, ocean engineering, maritime heritage, and seafood. Online store.