A primary focus of coastal science during the past 3 decades has been the question: How
does anthropogenic nutrient enrichment cause change in the structure or function of …

Chesapeake Bay has been the subject of intensive research on cultural eutrophication and
extensive efforts to reduce nutrient inputs. In 1987 a commitment was made to reduce …

For more than a decade I have taught a graduate-level course in marine sediment
geochemistry that covers many of the topics discussed in this book. The goal now is to …

Nutrient over-enrichment has resulted in major changes in the coastal ecosystems of
developed nations in Europe, North America, Asia, and Oceania, mostly taking place over …

Invasions by non‐indigenous species (NIS) are recognized as important stressors of many
communities throughout the world. Here, we evaluated available data on the role of NIS in …

Massive summer blooms of nitrogen‐fixing cyanobacteria have been documented in the
Baltic Sea since the 19th century, but are reported to have increased in frequency, biomass …

Tools used for assessing marine trophic status are generally based on water column
characteristics, which, however, may provide unreliable classification of the benthic trophic …

Organic and inorganic geochemical indicators were examined in a 3-m core collected from
the mesohaline region of Chesapeake Bay (CB) to determine how sources of organic matter …

Chesapeake Bay, the largest and most productive estuary in the US, suffers from varying
degrees of water quality issues fueled by both point and nonpoint nutrient sources …

Coastal waters have been significantly influenced by increased inputs of nutrients that have
accompanied population growth in adjacent drainage basins. In Tampa Bay, Florida, USA …