Contents 



Page 



FOREWORD iii 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS iv 



CHAPTERS: 



1. Historical and Regional Perspective 1 



2. Temporal Development of Physical Characteristics 17 



3. Atmospheric Conditions and Comparison With Past Records ... 51 



4. Chemical Factors 79 



5. Physical Conditions Compared With Previous Years 125 



6. Bottom Oxygen and Stratification in 1976 and Previous Years . . 137 



7. Water Movement on the New Jersey Shelf, 1975 and 1976 149 



8. Diagnostic Model of Water and Oxygen Transport 165 



9. Plankton Dynamics and Nutrient Cycling: 



Part 1. Water Column Processes 193 



Part 2. Bloom Decomposition 219 



10. Biological Processes: Productivity and Respiration 231 



11. Impact on Clams and Scallops: 



Part 1. Field Survey Assessments 263 



Part 2. Low Dissolved Oxygen Concentrations and Surf 



Clams — A Laboratory Study 277 



12. Effects on the Benthic Invertebrate Community 281 



13. Effects on Finfish and Lobster 295 



14. Socioeconomic Impacts 315 



15. A Perspective on Natural and Human Factors 323 



16. Oxygen Depletion and the Future: An Evaluation 335 



