The Hudson River Estuary

Preface ix Jeffrey S. Levinton List of Contributors xi The Hudson River Estuary: Executive Summary 1(12) Jeffrey S. Levinton John R. Waldman GEOLOGICAL, PHYSICAL, AND CHEMICAL SETTING OF THE HUDSON The Hudson River Valley: Geological History, Landforms, and Resources 13(11) Les Sirkin Henry Bokuniewicz The Physical Oceanography Processes in the Hudson River Estuary 24(15) W. Rockwell Geyer Robert Chant Sedimentary Processes in the Hudson River Estuary 39(12) Henry Bokuniewicz Benthic Habitat Mapping in the Hudson River Estuary 51(14) Robin E. Bell Roger D. Flood Suzanne Carbotte William B. F. Ryan Cecilia McHugh Milene Cormier Roelof Versteeg Henry Bokuniewicz Vicki Lynn Ferrini Joanne Thissen John W. Ladd Elizabeth A. Blair Reconstructing Sediment Chronologies in the Hudson River Estuary 65(14) J. Kirk Cochran David J. Hirschberg Huan Feng Major Ion Geochemistry and Drinking Water Supply Issues in the Hudson River Basin 79(20) H. James Simpson Steven N. Chillrud Richard F. Bopp Edward Shuster Damon A. Chaky PRIMARY PRODUCTION, MICROBIAL DYNAMICS, AND NUTRIENT DYNAMICS OF THE HUDSON Bacterial Abundance, Growth, and Metabolism in the Tidal Freshwater Hudson River 99(8) Stuart E. G. Findlay Primary Production and Its Regulation in the Tidal-Freshwater Hudson River 107(14) Jonathan J. Cole Nina F. Caraco Wastewater and Watershed Influences on Primary Productivity and Oxygen Dynamics in the Lower Hudson River Estuary 121(19) Robert W. Howarth Roxanne Marino Dennis P. Swaney Elizabeth W. Boyer Modeling Primary Production in the Lower Hudson River Estuary 140(17) Robin Landeck Miller John P. St. John HUDSON RIVER COMMUNITIES, FOOD WEBS, AND FISHERIES Larval Migrations Between the Hudson River Estuary and New York Bight 157(14) Steven G. Morgan The Diadromous Fish Fauna of the Hudson River: Life Histories, Conservation Concerns, and Research Avenues 171(18) John R. Waldman Fisheries of the Hudson River Estuary 189(16) Karin E. Limburg Kathryn A. Hattala Andrew W. Kahnle John R. Waldman The Role of Tributaries in the Biology of Hudson River Fishes 205(12) Robert E. Schmidt Thomas R. Lake Ecology of the Hudson River Zooplankton Community 217(13) Michael L. Pace Darcy J. Lonsdale Submersed Macrophyte Distribution and Function in the Tidal Freshwater Hudson River 230(12) Stuart E. G. Findlay Cathleen Wigand W. Charles Nieder Long-Term and Large-Scale Patterns in the Benthic Communities of New York Harbor 242(24) Robert M. Cerrato The Benthic Animal Communities of the Tidal-Freshwater Hudson River Estuary 266(13) David L. Strayer Tidal Wetlands of the Hudson River Estuary 279(17) Erik Kiviat Stuart E. G. Findlay W. Charles Nieder Alien Species in the Hudson River 296(17) David L. Strayer CONTAMINANTS AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES OF THE HUDSON RIVER ESTUARY The History and Science of Managing the Hudson River 313(22) Dennis J. Suszkowski Christopher F. D'Elia Hudson River Sewage Inputs and Impacts: Past and Present 335(14) Thomas M. Brosnan Andrew Stoddard Leo J. Hetling PCBs in the Upper and Tidal Freshwater Hudson River Estuary: The Science behind the Dredging Controversy 349(19) Joel E. Baker W. Frank Bohlen Richard F. Bopp Bruce Brownawell Tracy K. Collier Kevin J. Farley W. Rockwell Geyer Rob Nairn Lisa Rosman Transport, Fate, and Bioaccumulation of PCBs in the Lower Hudson River 368(15) Kevin J. Farley James R. Wands Darin R. Damiani Thomas F. Cooney, III Contaminant Chronologies from Hudson River Sedimentary Records 383(15) Richard F. Bopp Steven N. Chillrud Edward L. Shuster H. James Simpson Atmospheric Deposition of PCBs and PAHs to the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary 398(15) Lisa A. Totten Steven J. Eisenreich Cari L. Gigliotti Jordi Dachs Daryl A. VanRy Shu Yan Michael Aucott Toxic Substances and Their Impact on Human Health in the Hudson River Watershed 413(15) Philip J. Landrigan Anne L. Golden H. James Simpson Impacts of Piers on Juvenile Fishes in the Lower Hudson River 428(13) Kenneth W. Able Janet T. Duffy-Anderson Physiological and Genetic Aspects of Toxicity in Hudson River Species 441(24) Isaac Wirgin Judith S. Weis Anne E. McElroy Index 465