Showing posts with label coastal estuaries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coastal estuaries. Show all posts

Friday, 12 June 2015

Fish declines linked to effects of excess nutrients on coastal estuaries



Date:June 8, 2015

Source:University of California - Santa Cruz

Summary:A comprehensive study of a major California estuary has documented the links between nutrient runoff from coastal land use, the health of the estuary as a nursery for young fish, and the abundance of fish in an offshore commercial fishery. The study focused on Elkhorn Slough and Monterey Bay on California's central coast.


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