CONTENTS 



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Introduction 1 



Study area and methods 2 



Analysis and presentation of data 3 



Water temperature 3 



Comparison between habitats 3 



Comparison between years 4 



Four-year average 4 



SaHnity 5 



Comparison between habitats 5 



Compai'ison between bay areas 5 



Comparison between years 6 



Relation to river discharge 6 



Salinity isopleths 6 



Dissolved organic nitrogen 7 



Compai-ison between habitats 7 



Comparison between bay areas 8 



Comparison between years 8 



Relation to river discharge 8 



Total phosphorus 9 



Comparison between habitats 9 



Comparison between bay areas 9 



Comparison between years 10 



Relation to river discharge 10 



Relation to nitrogen 10 



Dissolved oxygen 10 



Comparison between habitats 10 



Comparison between bay areas 11 



Comparison between years 11 



Discussion 11 



Literature cited 12 



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