Estuaries and Coasts - Special Features and Articles

The H.T. Odum Synthesis Essay 2023

The Dynamics of Seagrass Ecosystems: History, Past Accomplishments, and Future Prospects Robert J. Orth, Kenneth L. Heck Jr.  

SPECIAL ISSUE 2023

Ecology, Stressors, and Management of Low Inflow Estuaries  Guest Editors: Michael S. Wetz, Jennifer Beseres Pollack, Valérie Derolez, and Daniel Lemley

Volume 46, issue 8, December 2023

SPECIAL ISSUE 2022

Shallow Water Mapping in Coastal Environments: Recent Research, Current Technologies, and Multi-modal Approaches. Guest Editors: Monique LaFrance Bartley and Mark Borrelli

Volume 45, issue 4

SPECIAL ISSUES 2021

Concepts and Controversies in Tidal Marsh Ecology Revisited. Guest Editors: Matthew D. Taylor, Ronald Baker, Charles Simenstad, and Michael P. Weinstein

Volume 44, issue 6

Seagrasses: A Tribute to Susan Williams. Guest Editors: Robert J. Orth and Ken L. Heck

Volume 44, issue 2

SPECIAL ISSUES 2020

Special Sections: Hurricane Sandy Impacts and Responses. Guest Editors: Norbert P. Psuty and Amanda L. Babson; and Restoration Benefits in Gulf of Mexico. Guest Editors: Melissa Vernon Carle and Kristopher Benson

Volume 43, issue 7

Impact of 2017 Hurricanes on Estuaries and Coasts in the Caribbean and the Gulf Coast States

Volume 43, Issue 5 / July 2020

Climate Change and Anthropogenic Impact Around the Korean Coastal Ecosystems

Volume 43, Issue 3 / May 2020

SPECIAL SECTION 2019

Integrating Ecosystems and Coastal Engineering Practice
Volume 42, issue 7 - November 2019
Guest Editors: M. Luisa Martinez, Rodolfo Silva, and Malva A. Mancuso

Articles in this section: 

The Incorporation of Biophysical and Social Components in Coastal Management
Authors (1^st, 2^nd, and last of 13): Rodolfo Silva Valeria Chávez Pedro Pereira                                

Hard Structures for Coastal Protection, Towards Greener Designs
Authors (1^st, 2^nd, and last of 7): T. Schoonees A. Gijón Mancheño H. Schüttrumpf                                      

Does the Functional Richness of Plants Reduce Wave Erosion on Embryo Coastal Dunes?
Authors (1^st, 2^nd, and last of 7): Carmelo Maximiliano-Cordova Karla Salgado Rusty A. Feagin             

Effects of Roughness Loss on Reef Hydrodynamics and Coastal Protection: Approaches in Latin America
Authors (1^st, 2^nd, and last of 15): Juan D. Osorio-Cano Juan C. Alcérreca-Huerta Hocine Oumeraci           

Short-Term Shoreline Trend Detection Patterns Using SPOT-5 Image Fusion in the Northwest of Yucatan, Mexico
Authors (1^st, 2^nd, and last of 4): Ana Patricia Ruiz-Beltran Alejandro Astorga-Moar Christian M. Appendini     

VIRTUAL SPECIAL ISSUE 2017

Impact of Coastal Land Use and Shoreline Armoring on Estuarine Ecosystems
Guest Editors: Diann J. Prosser, Thomas E. Jordan, Rochelle D. Seitz, Donald E. Weller, Dennis F. Whigham, and Jessica L. Nagel

Our Virtual Issues are compiled in close collaboration with the Editors-in-Chief P. Montagna and C. Simenstad and focus on cutting-edge topics. They present key articles which have been published in the journal over the course of the last years.

Articles in this Virtual Issue:

Effects of Small-Scale Armoring and Residential Development on the Salt Marsh-Upland Ecotone

Land Use and Salinity Drive Changes in SAV Abundance and Community Composition

Effects of Local Watershed Land Use on Water Quality in Mid-Atlantic Coastal Bays and Subestuaries of the Chesapeake Bay

Influences of Wave Climate and Sea Level on Shoreline Erosion Rates in the Maryland Chesapeake Bay

Effects of Local Shoreline and Subestuary Watershed Condition on Waterbird Community Integrity: Influences of Geospatial Scale and Season in the Chesapeake Bay

Integrating Regional Management Needs into a Mid-Atlantic Shorelines Research Project

Growth and Movements of Mummichogs (Fundulus heteroclitus) Along Armored and Vegetated Estuarine Shorelines

Generalizing Ecological Effects of Shoreline Armoring Across Soft Sediment Environments

In Situ Effects of Shoreline Type and Watershed Land Use on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Habitat Quality in the Chesapeake and Mid-Atlantic Coastal Bays

Shoreline Hardening Affects Nekton Biomass, Size Structure, and Taxonomic Diversity in Nearshore Waters, with Responses Mediated by Functional Species Groups

Impact of Armored Shorelines on Shore-Zone Fish Density in a Mid-Atlantic, USA, Estuary: Modulation by Hypoxia and Temperature

Spatial and Temporal Variation in Brackish Wetland Seedbanks: Implications for Wetland Restoration Following Phragmites Control

Linking the Abundance of Estuarine Fish and Crustaceans in Nearshore Waters to Shoreline Hardening and Land Cover

Effects of watershed and estuarine characteristics on the abundance of submerged aquatic vegetation in Chesapeake Bay subestuaries

Effects of Shoreline Alteration and Other Stressors on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Subestuaries of Chesapeake Bay and the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Bays

The Relationship Between Shoreline Armoring and Adjacent Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Chesapeake Bay and Nearby Atlantic Coastal Bays

PERSPECTIVES

True Value of Estuarine and Coastal Nurseries for Fish: Incorporating Complexity and Dynamics
By Marcus Sheaves, Ronald Baker, Ivan Nagelkerken, Rod M. Connolly

SPECIAL SECTIONS 2012 - 2015

CERF Mar Del Plata Conferenc and In Honor of Michele L. Dionne
Volume 38, Issue 4 / July 2015

The Great Sippewissett Salt Marsh Plots—Some History, Highlights, and Contrails from a Long-Term Study

A View From the South on the Changing Coastal and Estuarine Environments

In Memoriam, Scott M. Nixon (1943–2012)

Contrasting Sensitivity of Marine Biota to UV-B Radiation Between Southern and Northern Hemispheres

Differential Responses of Two Phytoplankton Communities from the Chubut River Estuary (Patagonia, Argentina) to the Combination of UVR and Elevated Temperature

UVA and UVB Penetration in the Water Column of a South West Atlantic Warm Temperate Estuary and its Effects on Cells and Fish Larvae

CO2-Driven Ocean Acidification Disrupts the Filter Feeding Behavior in Chilean Gastropod and Bivalve Species from Different Geographic Localities

Can a Single Species Challenge Paradigms of Salt Marsh Functioning?

Land–Sea Coupling and Global-Driven Forcing: Following Some of Scott Nixon’s Challenges

Paradigms in the Recovery of Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems

Dedication: Dr. Michele L. Dionne (1954–2012)

Use of Structured Decision Making to Identify Monitoring Variables and Management Priorities for Salt Marsh Ecosystems

Fish Productivity and Trophic Transfer in Created and Naturally Occurring Salt Marsh Habitat

Rethinking the Freshwater Eel: Salt Marsh Trophic Support of the American Eel, Anguilla rostrataThe Influence of Salt Marsh Fucoid Algae (Ecads) on Sediment Dynamics of Northwest Atlantic Marshes

Exploring the Effects of Shoreline Development on Fringing Salt Marshes Using Nekton, Benthic Invertebrate, and Vegetation Metrics

Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Marsh as Fish Habitat

Factors That Drive Restoration of Nekton Communities in Impaired Salt Marshes of Northeastern North America

Community Structure and Abundance of Benthic Infaunal Invertebrates in Maine Fringing Marsh Ecosystems

Landscape-Scale Food Webs of Fish Nursery Habitat Along a River-Coast Mixing Zone

Abundance and Diet of Predatory Fishes in Phragmites, Treated Phragmites, and Natural Spartina Marshes in Delaware Bay

The Response of Fish Communities to Climate and Human-Induced Changes Inferred from Fishery Landings in an Enclosed Bay

Seasonal Distribution of Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins at an Estuarine Habitat: Influences of Upstream Rainfall

Human Dimensions of Our Estuaries and Coasts; and Renewable Ocean Energy Development and the Environment
Volume 38, Issue 1 Supplement / January 2015

Human Dimensions of Our Estuaries and Coasts

Estimating Benefits in a Recovering Estuary: Tampa Bay, Florida

Causes and Consequences of Ecosystem Service Regionalization in a Coastal Suburban Watershed

Managing Bay and Estuarine Ecosystems for Multiple Services

Impacts of Coastal Development on the Ecology of Tidal Creek Ecosystems of the US Southeast Including Consequences to Humans

Stakeholder Perceptions of Coastal Habitat Ecosystem Services

Geological Responses to Urbanization of the Naples Bay Estuarine System, Southwestern Florida, USA

Environmental Models and Public Stakeholders in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Resiliency of the Coastal Recreational For-Hire Fishing Industry to Natural Disasters

A Tale of Two Fishes: Using Recreational Angler Records to Examine the Link Between Fish Catches and Floodplain Connections in a Subtropical Coastal River

unding Science that Links to Decisions: Case Studies Involving Coastal Land Use Planning Projects“The Coast” is Complicated: A Model to Consistently Describe the Nation’s Coastal Population

Special Issue: Renewable Ocean Energy Development and the Environment

Impacts of a Wave Farm on Waves, Currents and Coastal Morphology in South West England

A Modeling Study of the Potential Water Quality Impacts from In-Stream Tidal Energy Extraction

Modeling the Effects of Tidal Energy Extraction on Estuarine Hydrodynamics in a Stratified Estuary

Survival and Behavioral Effects of Exposure to a Hydrokinetic Turbine on Juvenile Atlantic Salmon and Adult American Shad

Using Hydroacoustics to Understand Fish Presence and Vertical Distribution in a Tidally Dynamic Region Targeted for Energy Extraction

Multibeam Acoustic Detection of Fish and Water Column Targets at High-Flow Sites

Fish Interactions with a Commercial-Scale Tidal Energy Device in the Natural Environment

Understanding and Informing Permitting Decisions for Tidal Energy Development Using an Adaptive Management Framework

Tidal Power Development in Maine: Stakeholder Identification and Perceptions of Engagement

Will Offshore Energy Face “Fair Winds and Following Seas”?: Understanding the Factors Influencing Offshore Wind Acceptance

Environmental Risk Evaluation System—an Approach to Ranking Risk of Ocean Energy Development on Coastal and Estuarine Environments

The Arctic Ocean Estuary
Volume 35, Number 2 / March 2012
Highlighted papers from this issue:

The Arctic Ocean Estuary

The Arctic Coastal Dynamics Database: A New Classification Scheme and Statistics on Arctic Permafrost Coastlines

Seasonal and Annual Fluxes of Nutrients and Organic Matter from Large Rivers to the Arctic Ocean and Surrounding Seas

The Processing and Impact of Dissolved Riverine Nitrogen in the Arctic Ocean

Food Web Structure of the Alaskan Nearshore Shelf and Estuarine Lagoons of the Beaufort Sea

Volume 35, Number 2

SPECIAL ISSUE 2014

Drivers of Change in Shallow Coastal Photic Systems
Volume 37, Issue 1 Supplement / March 2014

Drivers of Change in Shallow Coastal Photic Systems: An Introduction to a Special Issue

Impacts of Varying Estuarine Temperature and Light Conditions on Zostera marina (Eelgrass) and its Interactions With Ruppia maritima (Widgeongrass)

Hydrologic Variability and Its Control of Phytoplankton Community Structure and Function in Two Shallow, Coastal, Lagoonal Ecosystems: The Neuse and New River Estuaries, North Carolina, USA

Impacts of Climate-Related Drivers on the Benthic Nutrient Filter in a Shallow Photic Estuary

Exchange of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Between a Shallow Lagoon and Coastal Waters

Linking Hydrogeomorphology and Food Webs in Intertidal Creeks

Fortnightly Tidal Modulations Affect Net Community Production in a Mesotidal Estuary

Multi-decade Responses of a Tidal Creek System to Nutrient Load Reductions: Mattawoman Creek, Maryland USA

Eutrophication of a Maryland/Virginia Coastal Lagoon: a Tipping Point, Ecosystem Changes, and Potential Causes

Interannual Variability Influences Brown Tide (Aureococcus anophagefferens) Blooms in Coastal Embayments

Extreme Eutrophication in Shallow Estuaries and Lagoons of California Is Driven by a Unique Combination of Local Watershed Modifications That Trump Variability Associated with Wet and Dry Seasons

Eutrophication-Driven Shifts in Primary Producers in Shallow Coastal Systems: Implications for System Functional Change

Mind the Data Gap: Identifying and Assessing Drivers of Changing Eutrophication Condition

Seasonal and Inter-annual Patterns in Primary Production, Respiration, and Net Ecosystem Metabolism in Three Estuaries in the Northeast Gulf of Mexico

Volume 37, Supplement 1

THE ODUM SYNTHESIS ESSAYS

The Odum Synthesis Essay 2016
Joy B. Zedler: What’s New in Adaptive Management and Restoration of Coasts and Estuaries?
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The Odum Synthesis Essay 2015
Ivan Valiela: The Great Sippewissett Salt Marsh Plots - Some History, Highlights, and Contrails from a Long-Term Study
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The Odum Synthesis Essay 2014
Hans W. Paerl, Nathan S. Hall, Benjamin L. Peierls, Karen L. Rossignol: Evolving Paradigms and Challenges in Estuarine and Coastal Eutrophication Dynamics in a Culturally and Climatically Stressed World
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The Odum Syntheis Essay 2013
Carlos Duarte et al: Is Ocean Acidification an Open-Ocean Syndrome? Understanding Anthropogenic Impacts on Seawater pH.
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