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The ecological condition of estuaries in the gulf of Mexico

Disclaimer
Acknowledgments
Acronyms
Executive summary
Introduction
– Estuaries and their value
– Population distribution
– Consequences of human usage
– Land use patterns
– Natural habitats characteristics
– Federal response to concerns about estuaries
– Summary
Freshwater inflow
Water quality
– Eutrophication
– Nutrients
– Chlorophyll a
– Dissolved oxygen
Harmful algal blooms
Sediment contaminants
Habitat change
– Wetlands
– Submerged auqatic vegetation
Biological integrity
– Benthos
– Commercial and recreational fisheries
– The red drum fishery
– Fish biomarkers
– Coastal and marine birds
– Threatened and endangered species
Public health
– Shellfish – Growing waters
– Contaminants in fish and shellfsh
– Fish kills
Ecological report card
Data sources
Appendix
– National estuary programs
– Characteristics of estuaries in the gulf of Mexico