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 …

Phytoplankton blooms are prominent features of biological variability in shallow coastal
ecosystems such as estuaries, lagoons, bays, and tidal rivers. Long‐term observation and …

Seagrasses occur in coastal zones throughout the world in the areas of marine habitats that
are most heavily influenced by humans. Despite a growing awareness of the importance of …

Bivalves, such as clams and oysters, are species having two-valved shells. In the marine
ecosystem these species play a unique and essential role. This book examines the ecology …

PHYTOPLANKTON AND MICROPHYTOBENTHOS 95 between the sediments and the water
phase, and in effecting bacterial processes. In low-nutrient systems, release of nutrients to …

Coastal Ecosystem Processes, written by the renowned marine scientist Daniel Alongi,
describes how pelagic and benthic food webs, from beaches and tidal flats to the continental …

We describe, explain, and" predict" dispersal and ecosystem impacts of six Ponto-Caspian
endemic species that recently invaded the Great Lakes via ballast water. The zebra mussel …

Mycrocystis aeruginosa une cyanobactérie qui forme des colonies planctoniques, s' est
multipliée dans la Baie de Saginaw (Lac Huron) durant trois des cinq étés qui ont suivi …

Macrobenthos is an important component of estuarine ecosystems. Based on a cross-
system comparison, we show that estuarine macrobenthos may directly process a significant …

This paper gives an overview of interactions betweenbivalve grazing and ecosystem
processes, that mayaffect the carrying capacity of ecosystems for bivalvesuspension …