Hydrological Changes and Estuarine Dynamics

• Main Authors: Montagna, Paul A. (Author), Palmer, Terence A. (Author), Beseres Pollack, Jennifer (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science, 8
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Hydrology.; Ecosystems.; Aquatic ecology.; Environment.; Life Sciences.; Hydrology/Water Resources.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Environment, general.

Water development projects have altered the environmental flow landscapes where dams and diversions have been built, and this could have effects on coastal resources, particularly in estuaries. Water is an important human resource and water needs grow as populations grow.  However, freshwater inflow...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Conceptual Model of Estuary Ecosystems
• 3 Case Studies
• 4 Summary: Water Supply, People, and the Future
• 5 References.