Scientific Progress and 

 Deteriorating Ecosystems 

 San Francisco Bay and the 

 1970' s Phillip A. Meyer and William T. Davoren 277 



CHAPTER 13: FUNDAMENTAL FACTORS INFLUENCING FRESHWATER INFLOW 

 TO ESTUARIES 



288 



The River Continuum: A Theoretical 

 Construct for Analysis of River 

 Ecosystems 



.Robin L. Vannote 289 



Freshwater Inflow to Estuaries, 

 Short and Long-Term Perspectives. 



.Robert B. Biggs 305 



Precipitation Trends and 



Variability in the Vicinity 

 of the Northwest Gulf Coast: 

 1900-1980 



Jim Norwine 322 



Rainfall-Related Trends in 

 the Structure of a Fish- 

 Crustacean Community in 

 Texas' Galveston Bay System. 



.Darlene R. Johnson et al. 335 



Historical Overview of Freshwater 

 Inflow and Sewage Treatment 

 Plant Discharges to the Potomac 

 River Estuary with Resultant 

 Nutrient and Water Quality 

 Trends 



.Michael A. Champ et al. 350 



CHAPTER 14: BASIN MANAGEMENT AND FRESHWATER INFLOW 



374 



Characterization of Freshwater 

 Inflow Modification to 

 Estuaries Resulting from 

 River Basin Development 



.Marshall E. Jennings 375 



Freshwater Flow Rates and 

 Distribution Within the 

 Everglades Marsh Peter C. Rosendahl and Paul W. Rose 



385 



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