Land use pressures on coastal estuaries in Atlantic Canada |
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| Authors: | Gordon E Beanlands |
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| Institution: | Institute for Resource and Environmental Studies , Dalhousie University , Halifax, Nova Scotia |
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| Abstract: | Abstract The management of estuarine areas in Canada has received little attention; this is specifically the case along the Atlantic coast. This article reviews the importance of estuaries as resources and analyzes the land‐use pressures which can affect them. Specific emphasis is placed on the results of a recent study of estuaries in Atlantic Canada. The incidence of the closures of shellfish areas is used as a measure of the impact of land development on estuaries. |
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