National Estuary Study. Volume 4. Appendix C - Additional Support Data for Biophysical Profiles. Appendix D - Estuarine Landscape Survey and Analysis

摘要

Appendix C is an investigation of the availability of information clearly showing the natural and/or man-induced changes in the physical conditions of estuaries over time, not included in the National Estuary Data Bank. Appendix D is divided into two parts. Part I introduces a classification system for coastal landscapes and presents a survey and analysis of U.S. Coasts. The analysis includes an ecological and landscape assessment of each of the ten U.S. coastal regions identified, in which implications of development and use are spelled out. Part II describes the classification system utilized in Part I, presents the proposed method for multi-disciplinary evaluation of the coastal landscape, and details general principles for guiding development and land use in response to landscape characteristics.