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The Ecological Condition of Estuaries in the Gulf of Mexico
The Ecological Condition of Estuaries in the Gulf of Mexico is one in a series of "State of the Region" reports and represents a coordinated effort among personnel from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development, U.S. Geological Survey-Biological Resources Division, EPA's Gulf of Mexico Program, and EPA Regions 4 and 6. The report summarizes the condition or status, extent, and geographical distribution of ecological resources in the estuaries of the Gulf of Mexico. The report is based on data collected from a variety of federal, state, and local sources, notably EPA’s Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP), and is designed to appeal to a broad audience of scientists, managers, and the public.The report is organized in three parts: (1) an introduction to estuarine ecology and the factors that impact estuaries in the Gulf of Mexico, (2) an evaluation of ecological indicators used to measure the condition of gulf estuaries, and (3) an ecological report card summarizing data on ecological indicators and providing a rating of the condition of estuaries in each gulf state and for the gulf states overall.
The report is presented below in a "low resolution" version for more rapid downloads and viewing and a "high resolution" version suitable for printing. The report may also be requested from the ORD's National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Gulf Ecology Division (850) 934-9218. Technical questions should be addressed to Gulf Ecology Division authors at (850) 934-9200.
To download, right click with mouse pointer over desired version- either low resolution or high resolution and select "save link as" (in Netscape) or "save target as" (in MS Internet Explorer) to a destination on your hard drive (usually "c"). Once downloaded, you may open and view or print the .PDF file.
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