Aquaculture is viewed as a potential mechanism to meet the growing demand for seafood
around the world. The future of bivalve shellfish aquaculture in the US hinges on sustainable …

Understanding long-term human-environment interactions requires historical reconstruction
of past land-use and land-cover changes. Most reconstructions have been based primarily …

This chapter provides an overview of the main drivers of change in estuarine systems, their
expected causes and impacts on estuarine fish and fisheries. An analysis of global, regional …

We investigated the historical ecology of Elkhorn Slough, a 1,200 ha tidal wetland system in
central California. The goal of this study was to identify patterns of change in the extent and …

Multiple stressors in estuaries can cause declines in native species and impairment of
ecosystem goods and services. In contrast, one stressor—the introduction of non-native …

The primary purpose of this technical memorandum is to evaluate the potential of selected
factors associated with the Columbia River estuary to improve viability of listed anadromous …

ABSTRACT The Olympia oyster, Ostrea lurida Carpenter 1864, in estuaries along the Pacific
coast of North America, experienced overexploitation throughout its range in the late 1800s …

Peatlands are best defined by their capacity to accumulate organic matter, thus forming an
organic soil named peat. This means that over time, the productivity of the system is greater …

Historical records provide information to land managers and landscape ecologists
attempting to understand current trajectories in altered landscapes. In this study, we …

A congener comparison of native (Zostera marina) and introduced (Zostera japonica)
eelgrasses was conducted in Willapa Bay, Washington, USA. Along intertidal transects, Z …