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Zoning : a rational approach to estuarine rehabilitation and management
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1975)from the introduction, "This is an essay -- an interpretive literary composition dealing with its subject from a personal point of view. It is an essay on a new approach to estuarine management by an oceanographer who has ... -
Reanalysis of the Great Lakes drogue studies data : final report
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1976)from the abstract, "In this report we reanalyse the Great Lakes Drogue Studies data taken in 1964. Original drogue position data are edited into smoothed position data for this purpose. The edited data are then processed ... -
The effects of the New York State Tidal Wetlands Act, moratorium phase
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1976)from the abstract, "Marine wetlands play a vital role in the ecology of the estuarine environment. Wetlands support varied populations of specialized plants, mollusks, and crustaceans, as well as offering food and cover ... -
A preliminary description of the Peconic Bay estuary
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1976)from the abstract, "The hydrographic features of the Peconic Bay estuary are described from the data of a March 1975 cruise by the Marine Sciences Research Center (MSRC) and from a series of cruises in Flanders Bay from ... -
Shoreline survey ; Great Peconic, Little Peconic, Gardiners, and Napeague Bays
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1977)from the abstract, "The beaches and bluffs along Great Peconic, Little Peconic, Gardiners and Napeague Bays have attained their present form through a long erosional history. Changes in shoreline configuration have been ... -
Suspended sediment in the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1977)from the introduction, ". . .The primary purposes of this report are: to briefly review the dredging history of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, to summarize our suspended sediment observations in tabular and graphical ... -
A rationale for evaluating thermally induced biological effects due to once-through cooling systems
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1977)from summary and recommendations, "In this report we show how the thermally induced biological effects of power plants with once-through cooling systems can be evaluated in a logical, scientifically defensible manner. ... -
Transport processes in estuaries : recommendations for research
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1977)from the preface, ". . .On 20-22 May 1976 a group of estuarine oceanographers from the United States, Canada, England, and South America met at the Belle Baruch Institute for Marine Biology and Coastal Research of the ... -
Stony Brook Harbor: an interdisciplinary analysis
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1977)from abstract, "Increasing and competing demands upon lands and waters of our coastal zone necessitate development of a management plan stressing wise use of those resources. The first step in developing such a plan is the ... -
Winterkill of hard clams in Great South Bay, N.Y., 1976-77
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1977)from the abstract, "To estimate mortality of the commercially important hard clam (Meraenaria meraenaria) resources of Great South Bay, New York, during the severe winter of 1976-77, clams were sampled at 31 stations in ... -
Transportation and accumulation of fine-grained sediments in the estuarine environment : recommendations for research
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1978)from the preface, ". . .On 20-22 May 1976 a group of estuarine oceanographers from the United States, Canada, England, and South America met at the Belle Baruch Institute for Marine Biology and Coastal Research of the ... -
Environmental effects of sand mining in the Lower Bay of New York Harbor; Phase 1
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1978)from the introduction, ". . .The pervasive goals of this study are to: (1) develop a predictive capability for assessing the environmental impacts that would result from a variety of sand and gravel mining activities--different ... -
The impact of dredged holes on oxygen demand in the Lower Bay, New York Harbor
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1978)from the abstract, "The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effects. . .of dredged holes in the seabed of the Lower Bay of New York Harbor on oxygen dynamics in the water column and surficial sediments. . ... -
Evaluation of a hard clam spawner transplant site using a dye tracer technique
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1978)from the abstract, "The hard clam (Meraenaria meraenaria ) spawner transplant site of the Town of Islip, New York was evaluated using a water soluble, fluorescent dye tracer. The tracer was introduced to the site at the ... -
Distribution of surficial sediments and eelgrass in New York's south shore bays : an assessment from the literature
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1978)from the abstract, "We completed an investigation of all published and unpublished information available on the distributions of surficial sediment and eelgrass ( Zostera marina) in New York's south shore bays. This report ... -
An assessment of the effects of bathymetric changes associated with sand and gravel mining on tidal circulation in the lower bay of New York harbor
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1978)from the abstract, "Present sand and gravel mining operations within the Lower Bay of New York Harbor are restricted to the east bank of Ambrose Channel and to the vicinity of Chapel Hill North Channel because of the ... -
Total suspended solids in the Potamac River and estuary : a summary of opportunistic observations, 1971-1973
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1978)from the introduction, "Between 1971 and 1973, we made opportunistic measurements of the concentrations of total suspended solids at a series of stations along the axis of the Potomac River estuary. For a twelvemonth period, ... -
Surficial sediment and seagrasses of eastern Great South Bay, N. Y.
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1978)from the abstract, ". . .a study was conducted of the sediments in eastern Great South Bay from Homans Creek east to Smith Point. A total of 186 stations were sampled in the open bay and in channels, creeks and rivers. . ... -
The impact of eelgrass on heavy metal mobilization
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1979)from the abstract, "Release of cadmium and manganese radionuclides from eelgrass leaves and root-rhizome s into seawater and seawater plus. . .(EDTA) was monitored over periods of six hours following incubations of 1 to ... -
Effects of increasing [delta] T on power plant entrainment mortality at Indian Point, New York
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1979)from the abstract, "In this report we have analyzed the effect of increasing [delta]T, the temperature rise across the condensers, by decreasing Q the cooling water flow rate, on the entrainment mortality rate per unit ...
