Science of Ecosystem-based Management

• Geologic and Contemporary Landscapes of the Narragansett Bay Ecosystem.- Narragansett Bay Amidst a Globally Changing Climate.- Estimating Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition in the Northeastern United States: Relevance to Narragansett Bay.- Groundwater Nitrogen Transport and Input along the Narragansett Bay Coastal Margin.- Nitrogen and Phosphorus Inputs to Narragansett Bay: Past, Present, and Future.- Nitrogen Inputs to Narragansett Bay: An Historical Perspective.- Anthropogenic Eutrophication of Narragansett Bay: Evidence from Dated Sediment Cores.- Circulation and Transport Dynamics in Narragansett Bay.- Critical Issues for Circulation Modeling of Narragansett Bay and Mount Hope Bay.- The Dynamics of Water Exchange Between Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound.- Summer Bottom Water Dissolved Oxygen in Upper Narragansett Bay.- Evidence of Ecological Impacts from Excess Nutrients in Upper Narragansett Bay.- An Ecosystem-based Perspective of Mount Hope Bay.- Natural Viral Communities in the Narragansett Bay Ecosystem.- Nutrient and Plankton Dynamics in Narragansett Bay.- Narragansett Bay Ctenophore-Zooplankton-Phytoplankton Dynamics in a Changing Climate.- Coastal Salt Marsh Community Change in Narragansett Bay in Response to Cultural Eutrophication.- Impacts of Nutrients on Narragansett Bay Productivity: A Gradient Approach.- An “Ecofunctional” Approach to Ecosystem-based Management for Narragansett Bay.

From the reviews: "This book, part of the 'Springer Series on Environmental Management,' is based on a 2004 symposium of the same name. Desbonnet and Costa-Pierce ... bring together all aspects of ecosystem-based management practices to improve environmental quality. ... contains clear tables and figures that help to illustrate points in the text. ... The book contains many references related to the field site and to best practices in ecosystem management; it will be especially valuable ... . Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students through professionals." (M. E. Lenczewski, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (11), August, 2008)