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1. Artificial Reefs in Fisheries Management

   Edited by Stephen A. Bortone, Frederico Pereira Brandini, Gianna Fabi, Shinya Otake

   Series: Marine Biology

   While artificial reefs may have much to offer, they remain an anecdote in the greater scheme of fisheries management, primarily due to the lack of data specific to validating their use. Based on papers presented at the 9th Conference on Artificial Reefs and Artificial Habitats (CARAH) and also...

   Published May 8th 2011 by CRC Press
2. Estuarine Indicators

   Edited by Stephen A. Bortone

   Series: Marine Science

   Acknowledging the present inability to determine objectively the status and trends among estuarine ecosystems, the environmental research community has recently stepped up efforts to develop and evaluate meaningful estuarine indicators. This goal requires the effort of researchers from a broad...

   Published December 27th 2004 by CRC Press
3. Biology of the Spotted Seatrout

   Edited by Stephen A. Bortone

   Series: Marine Biology

   The spotted seatrout is an important species not only for recreational and commercial fisheries, but also as an integral part of many estuarine ecosystems. As one of the few fishes that live its entire life within an estuarine system, the species has tremendous potential as a monitor or sentinel...

   Published July 29th 2002 by CRC Press
4. Seagrasses

   Monitoring, Ecology, Physiology, and Management

   Edited by Stephen A. Bortone

   Series: Marine Science

   Seagrasses are becoming widely used as in situ indicators of the relative health and condition of subtropical and tropical estuarine ecosystems. To permit meaningful management of our estuaries, there is clearly a need to develop and refine ways of effectively monitoring and assessing...

   Published December 14th 1999 by CRC Press