Contents 



Introduction 1 



Rationale 1 



Data Collection and Organization 2 



Selection of estuaries 2 



Selection of species 2 



Data sheet development 5 



Data verification 6 



Results 6 



Presence/absence of ELMR species in North Atlantic estuaries 6 



Data summaries 6 



Seasonal and geographical comparisons 7 



Data Content and Quality 7 



Data reliability 7 



Variability in space and time 7 



Data reliability analysis 13 



Coupling of Estuarine and Marine Ecosystems 14 



Classifying and comparing estuaries 14 



Linkages to marine ecosystems 14 



East Coast of North America Strategic Assessment Project 15 



Acknowledgements 15 



Literature Cited 15 



Data Summary Tables 17 



Table 4. Spatial distribution and relative abundance 19 



Table 5. Temporal distribution and relative abundance 51 



Table 6. Data reliability 113 



Appendices 145 



Appendix 1. National Estuarine Inventory Map of Penobscot Bay 147 



Appendix 2. Estuary notes 148 



Appendix 3. Species life history notes 153 



Appendix 4. Table of references and personal communications 162 



Appendix 5. Reviewers and personal communications 197 



Appendix 6. References 201 



