communities, essential habitats, food webs, fisheries,
hydrology, pollution, conservation, and many more.
With a total of more than 260 topic entries, the Encyclopedia of Estuaries covers a broad range of estuarine science and also includes additional information on
contiguous environments. It is designed to fulfill the
multidisciplinary interests of contemporary estuarine
scientists. Although the coverage is not exhaustive on all
subject areas of estuaries, the encyclopedia contains
detailed information on the topic entries comprising the
volume.
Michael J. Kennish
January 2015
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PREFACE