The Hudson River Estuary

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

• ISBN13: 9780521207980
• ISBN10: 0521207983
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-03-03
• 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 2006 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 fascinating scientific biography of a major estuary, with relevance to the study of any similar natural system in the world.

Table of Contents

The Hudson River Estuary: executive summary

Geological, Physical and Chemical Setting of the Hudson

The Hudson River Valley: geological history, landforms and resources

The Physical oceanography processes of the Hudson River

Sedimentary processes in the Hudson River Estuary

Benthic habitat mapping in the Hudson River Estuary

Reconstructing sediment chronologies in the Hudson River Estuary

Major ion geochemistry and drinking water supply issues in the Hudson River Basin

Primary Production, Microbial Dynamics and Nutrient Dynamics of the Hudson

Bacterial abundance, growth and metabolism in the tidal freshwater Hudson River

Primary production and its regulation in the tidal-freshwater Hudson River

Wastewater and watershed influences on primary productivity and oxygen dynamics in the lower Hudson River Estuary

Modeling primary production in the lower Hudson River Estuary

Hudson River Communities, Food Webs and Fisheries

Larval migrations between the Hudson River Estuary and New York Bight

The diadromous fish fauna of the Hudson River: life histories, conservation concerns, and research avenues

Fisheries of the Hudson River Estuary

The role of tributaries in the biology of Hudson River fishes

Ecology of the Hudson River zooplankton community

Submerged macrophyte distribution and function in the tidal freshwater Hudson River

Long-term and large-scale patterns in the benthic communities of New York Harbor

The benthic animal communities of the tidal-freshwater Hudson River Estuary

Tidal wetlands of the Hudson River

Alien species in the Hudson River

Contaminants and Management Issues of the Hudson River Estuary

The history and science of managing the Hudson River

Hudson River sewage inputs and impacts: past and present

PCBs in the upper and tidal-freshwater Hudson River Estuary: The science behind the dredging controversy

Transport, fate and bioaccumulation of PCBs in the lower Hudson River

Contaminant chronologies from Hudson River sedimentary records

Atmospheric deposition of PCBs and PAHs to the New York Harbor Estuary

Toxic substances and their impacts on human health in the Hudson River watershed

Impacts of piers on juvenile fishes in the lower Hudson River

Toxic responses of Hudson River populations to chemical contaminants

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