Barnegat Bay-Little Egg Harbor Estuary: Case study of a highly eutrophic coastal bay system
Kennish MJ, Bricker SB, Dennison WC, Glibert PM, Livingston RJ, Moore KA, Noble RT, Paerl HW, Ramstack JM, Seitzinger S, Tomasko DA, and Valiela I ·
2007
The Barnegat Bay–Little Egg Harbor Estuary is classified here as a highly eutrophic estuary based on application of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Estuarine Eutrophication Assessment model. Because it is shallow, poorly flushed, and bordered by highly developed watershed areas, the estuary is particularly susceptible to the effects of nutrient loading.
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