Impacts of urbanization and development on estuarine ecosystems and water quality

LA Freeman, DR Corbett, AM Fitzgerald, DA Lemley… - Estuaries and …, 2019 - Springer
Urbanization and human-led development have increased more rapidly along shorelines
and in coastal watersheds than inland regions over the past century. The result of major land …

Compounding factors for extreme flooding around Galveston Bay during Hurricane Harvey

W Huang, F Ye, YJ Zhang, K Park, J Du, S Moghimi… - Ocean Modelling, 2021 - Elsevier
Coastal hazard is rarely driven by only one source, as exemplified by the compound
flooding from Hurricane Harvey in Galveston Bay in 2017. A 3D creek-to-ocean model is …

Algal blooms in a river-dominated estuary and nearshore region of Florida, USA: the influence of regulated discharges from water control structures on hydrologic and …

EJ Phlips, S Badylak, AL Mathews, EC Milbrandt… - Hydrobiologia, 2023 - Springer
Flow-regulated discharges of water from control structures into estuaries result in hydrologic
and water chemistry conditions that impact spatial and temporal variability in the structure …

Microbial, physical, and chemical changes in Galveston Bay following an extreme flooding event, Hurricane Harvey

JL Steichen, JM Labonté, R Windham… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Hurricane Harvey (category four storm) made landfall along the coast of Texas (United
States) and then stalled out over Texas and Louisiana, releasing 1.29× 1011 m3 of …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and putative PAH-degrading bacteria in Galveston Bay, TX (USA), following Hurricane Harvey (2017)

HP Bacosa, J Steichen, M Kamalanathan… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Hurricane Harvey was the wettest hurricane in US history bringing record rainfall and
widespread flooding in Houston, TX. The resulting storm-and floodwaters largely emptied …

[PDF][PDF] Phytoplankton responses to marine climate change–an introduction

L Käse, JK Geuer - … 8–Oceans Across Boundaries: Learning from …, 2018 - library.oapen.org
Phytoplankton are one of the key players in the ocean and contribute approximately 50% to
global primary production. They serve as the basis for marine food webs, drive chemical …

Eco-morphological evolution of the Bolivar Peninsula (Texas, USA) during the last 2,000 years: A multi-proxy record of coastal environmental changes

Q Yao, K Liu, D Fan, MCL Cohen… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the face of rapidly changing climate and increasing natural and anthropogenic
disturbances, the long-term dynamics of coastal ecosystems in relation to hurricanes and …

Phytoplankton community response to a drought‐to‐wet climate transition in a subtropical estuary

S Douglas, J Xue, A Hardison… - Limnology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Arid subtropical climates often oscillate between drought and wet conditions, leading to a
“flood or famine” paradigm for estuarine freshwater inflow, in which sporadic storm events …

Phytoplankton dynamics in a low-inflow estuary (Baffin Bay, TX) during drought and high-rainfall conditions associated with an El Niño event

EK Cira, TA Palmer, MS Wetz - Estuaries and Coasts, 2021 - Springer
Low freshwater inflow estuaries are common worldwide, yet our understanding of
phytoplankton dynamics in these systems is limited compared to river-influenced estuaries …

Timescales and magnitude of water quality change in three Texas estuaries induced by passage of Hurricane Harvey

LM Walker, PA Montagna, X Hu, MS Wetz - Estuaries and Coasts, 2021 - Springer
Tropical cyclones represent a substantial disturbance to water quality in coastal ecosystems
via storm surge, winds, and flooding. However, evidence to date suggests that the impacts of …