TABLE OF CONTENTS - VOLUME II 



PART IV. The Importance of the Estuarlne 

 Zone 



Introduction IV-1 



Chapter 1. The Estuarlne System of the 



United States IV-3 



Section 1. General Description IV-5 



Section 2. The Dominating Environ- 

 mental Factors IV-1 



Section 3. The Biophysical Estuar- 

 lne Regions IV-42 



Section 4. The Land and the Water IV-52 



Section 5. The Life IV-76 



Section 6. Energy and Management 

 1n the Biophysical 

 Environment IV-91 



Chapter 2. Use of the Estuarlne Zone IV-95 



Section 1. Sustenance: Use as a 

 Fish and Wildlife 

 Habitat IV-96 



Section 2. Enjoyment: Use for 



Recreation IV-1 14 



Section 3. Use for Transportation IV-1 24 



Section 4. Use as a Human Habitat IV-130 



Section 5. Deliberate Modification 



of the Estuarine Zone IV-1 41 



Section 6. Summary IV-149 



