TAMPA AND SARASOTA BAYS 
ISSUES, RESOURCES, STATUS, AND MANAGEMENT 
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Preface v 
Table of Contents vii 
List of Speakers and Authors ix 
Introduction xiii 
--Ernest D. Estevez and Kumar Mahadevan 
Geography and Economy of Tampa Bay and Sarasota Bay 1 
--Peter A. Clark and Richard W. MacAulay 
Tampa and Sarasota Bays’ Watersheds and Tributaries 18 
--Michael S. Flannery 
Circulation of Tampa and Sarasota Bays 49 
--Carl R. Goodwin 
Water Quality Trends and Issues, Emphasizing Tampa Bay 65 
--Ernest D. Estevez 
Biology and Eutrophication of Tampa Bay 89 
--Roy R. "Robin" Lewis, III 
Habitat Trends and Fisheries in Tampa and Sarasota Bays 113 
--Kenneth D. Haddad 
Surface Sediments and their Relationship to Water Quality 129 
in Hillsborough Bay, a Highly Impacted Subdivision 
of Tampa Bay. 
--J.0. Roger Johansson and Andrew P. Squires 
Stormwater Impacts to Tampa and Sarasota Bays 144 
--Ronald F. Giovannelli 
Heavy Industry of Tampa and Sarasota Bays 157 
--T. Duane Phillips, Kumar Mahadevan, 
Sandra B. Tippin and Richard D. Garrity 
Ports and Port Impacts 171 
--William J. Tiffany and David E. Wilkinson 
Resource Status and Management Issues of Sarasota Bay 186 
--Ernest D. Estevez and Jack Merriam 
Perspective on Management of Tampa and Sarasota Bays 
--Michael J. Perry 
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