The Hudson River Estuary

by Edited by Jeffrey S. Levinton , John R. Waldman

• ISBN13: 9780521844789
• ISBN10: 0521844789
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-01-09
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

The Hudson River Estuary is a comprehensive look at the physical, chemical, biological and environmental management issues that are important to our understanding of the Hudson River. Chapters cover the entire range of fields necessary to understanding the workings of the Hudson River estuary; the physics, bedrock geological setting and sedimentological processes of the estuary; ecosystem-level processes and biological interactions; and environmental issues such as fisheries, toxic substances, and the effect of nutrient input from densely populated areas. This book places special emphasis on important issues specific to the Hudson, such as the effect of power plants and high concentrations of PCBs. The chapters are written by specialists at a level that is accessible to students, teachers and the interested layperson. The Hudson River Estuary is a unique scientific biography of a major estuary, with relevance to the study of any similar natural system in the world.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Jeffrey S. Levinton
List of Contributors	xi
The Hudson River Estuary: Executive Summary	1	(12)
Jeffrey S. Levinton
John R. Waldman
GEOLOGICAL, PHYSICAL, AND CHEMICAL SETTING OF THE HUDSON
The Hudson River Valley: Geological History, Landforms, and Resources	13	(11)
Les Sirkin
Henry Bokuniewicz
The Physical Oceanography Processes in the Hudson River Estuary	24	(15)
W. Rockwell Geyer
Robert Chant
Sedimentary Processes in the Hudson River Estuary	39	(12)
Henry Bokuniewicz
Benthic Habitat Mapping in the Hudson River Estuary	51	(14)
Robin E. Bell
Roger D. Flood
Suzanne Carbotte
William B. F. Ryan
Cecilia McHugh
Milene Cormier
Roelof Versteeg
Henry Bokuniewicz
Vicki Lynn Ferrini
Joanne Thissen
John W. Ladd
Elizabeth A. Blair
Reconstructing Sediment Chronologies in the Hudson River Estuary	65	(14)
J. Kirk Cochran
David J. Hirschberg
Huan Feng
Major Ion Geochemistry and Drinking Water Supply Issues in the Hudson River Basin	79	(20)
H. James Simpson
Steven N. Chillrud
Richard F. Bopp
Edward Shuster
Damon A. Chaky
PRIMARY PRODUCTION, MICROBIAL DYNAMICS, AND NUTRIENT DYNAMICS OF THE HUDSON
Bacterial Abundance, Growth, and Metabolism in the Tidal Freshwater Hudson River	99	(8)
Stuart E. G. Findlay
Primary Production and Its Regulation in the Tidal-Freshwater Hudson River	107	(14)
Jonathan J. Cole
Nina F. Caraco
Wastewater and Watershed Influences on Primary Productivity and Oxygen Dynamics in the Lower Hudson River Estuary	121	(19)
Robert W. Howarth
Roxanne Marino
Dennis P. Swaney
Elizabeth W. Boyer
Modeling Primary Production in the Lower Hudson River Estuary	140	(17)
Robin Landeck Miller
John P. St. John
HUDSON RIVER COMMUNITIES, FOOD WEBS, AND FISHERIES
Larval Migrations Between the Hudson River Estuary and New York Bight	157	(14)
Steven G. Morgan
The Diadromous Fish Fauna of the Hudson River: Life Histories, Conservation Concerns, and Research Avenues	171	(18)
John R. Waldman
Fisheries of the Hudson River Estuary	189	(16)
Karin E. Limburg
Kathryn A. Hattala
Andrew W. Kahnle
John R. Waldman
The Role of Tributaries in the Biology of Hudson River Fishes	205	(12)
Robert E. Schmidt
Thomas R. Lake
Ecology of the Hudson River Zooplankton Community	217	(13)
Michael L. Pace
Darcy J. Lonsdale
Submersed Macrophyte Distribution and Function in the Tidal Freshwater Hudson River	230	(12)
Stuart E. G. Findlay
Cathleen Wigand
W. Charles Nieder
Long-Term and Large-Scale Patterns in the Benthic Communities of New York Harbor	242	(24)
Robert M. Cerrato
The Benthic Animal Communities of the Tidal-Freshwater Hudson River Estuary	266	(13)
David L. Strayer
Tidal Wetlands of the Hudson River Estuary	279	(17)
Erik Kiviat
Stuart E. G. Findlay
W. Charles Nieder
Alien Species in the Hudson River	296	(17)
David L. Strayer
CONTAMINANTS AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES OF THE HUDSON RIVER ESTUARY
The History and Science of Managing the Hudson River	313	(22)
Dennis J. Suszkowski
Christopher F. D'Elia
Hudson River Sewage Inputs and Impacts: Past and Present	335	(14)
Thomas M. Brosnan
Andrew Stoddard
Leo J. Hetling
PCBs in the Upper and Tidal Freshwater Hudson River Estuary: The Science behind the Dredging Controversy	349	(19)
Joel E. Baker
W. Frank Bohlen
Richard F. Bopp
Bruce Brownawell
Tracy K. Collier
Kevin J. Farley
W. Rockwell Geyer
Rob Nairn
Lisa Rosman
Transport, Fate, and Bioaccumulation of PCBs in the Lower Hudson River	368	(15)
Kevin J. Farley
James R. Wands
Darin R. Damiani
Thomas F. Cooney, III
Contaminant Chronologies from Hudson River Sedimentary Records	383	(15)
Richard F. Bopp
Steven N. Chillrud
Edward L. Shuster
H. James Simpson
Atmospheric Deposition of PCBs and PAHs to the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary	398	(15)
Lisa A. Totten
Steven J. Eisenreich
Cari L. Gigliotti
Jordi Dachs
Daryl A. VanRy
Shu Yan
Michael Aucott
Toxic Substances and Their Impact on Human Health in the Hudson River Watershed	413	(15)
Philip J. Landrigan
Anne L. Golden
H. James Simpson
Impacts of Piers on Juvenile Fishes in the Lower Hudson River	428	(13)
Kenneth W. Able
Janet T. Duffy-Anderson
Physiological and Genetic Aspects of Toxicity in Hudson River Species	441	(24)
Isaac Wirgin
Judith S. Weis
Anne E. McElroy
Index	465