Naomi Intrator

Dec 20, 2024 | science.org | Weiyi Tang |John Tracey |Jenna Lee |Amal Jayakumar |Bess B. Ward |Naomi Intrator | +2 more

Research ArticleOCEANOGRAPHYINTRODUCTIONEstuaries link the land and ocean environment, providing critical ecosystem functions and services such as the removal of excess nutrients and support for biodiversity and fisheries. However, estuaries are severely perturbed by anthropogenic activities (1–3). For example, excess nutrient inputs from agriculture and wastewater cause eutrophication, harmful algal blooms, and hypoxia (4, 5).