Methanotrophic populations in estuarine sediment from Newport Bay, California.

Investigations of Sediment Elutriate Toxicity at Three Estuarine Stations in San Francisco Bay, California

A record of estuarine water contamination from the Cd content of foraminiferal tests in San Francisco Bay, California

A five-year dissolved Cd time series from San Francisco Bay and adjacent coastal water shows that the composition of surface water towards the mouth of the estuary is determined largely by the effect of coastal upwelling. Cd concentrations Ž . inside and outside the estuary 0.2–1.0 nmolrkg increase as Cd-rich deep water is advected to the surface near the coast Ž . during spring and summer. On ...

Benthic foraminiferal assemblages from Moreton Bay, South-East Queensland, Australia: applications in monitoring water and substrate quality in subtropical estuarine environments.

We assess species composition, assemblage structure and distribution of the benthic foraminiferal assemblages from diverse substrates in Moreton Bay, South-East Queensland, Australia. Analysis of 47 surface sediment samples revealed 69 species, three distinct foraminiferal assemblages and six sub-assemblages. The assemblages from the western Bay are characterized by stress tolerant taxa and the...

Exchange of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons among the atmosphere, water, and sediment in coastal embayments of southern California, USA.

The present study investigated cross-media transport between both the sediment and the water column and between the water column and the atmosphere, to understand the role of each compartment as a source or a sink of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in southern California, USA, coastal waters. Concentrations of PAH were measured in the atmosphere, water column, and sediment at four water-...

Habitat-related benthic macrofaunal assemblages of bays and estuaries of the western United States.

Data from 7 coastwide and regional benthic surveys were combined and used to assess the number and distribution of estuarine benthic macrofaunal assemblages of the western United States. Q-mode cluster analysis was applied to 714 samples and site groupings were tested for differences in 4 habitat factors (latitude, salinity, sediment grain size, and depth). Eight macrofaunal assemblages, struct...