In this article, we describe the use of diagnostic timescales as simple tools for illuminating
how aquatic ecosystems work, with a focus on coastal systems such as estuaries, lagoons …

Identifying the mixing processes of waters and currents in tidal reach is an important aspect
of environmental management to protect freshwater resources and prevent water pollution …

Productivity of the food web supporting small pelagic fishes in the upper San Francisco
Estuary is chronically low, and some of the native fish species are in a long-term decline …

Hydrodynamic processes can lead to the accumulation and/or dispersal of water column
constituents, including sediment, phytoplankton, and particulate detritus. Using a …

Spatial subsidies and habitat connectivity are critical factors in estuarine trophic webs.
Advection and tidal dispersion of organic matter including plankton from productive regions …

To understand groundwater flow and geochemical processes within an aquifer, it is
necessary to set up a conceptual model of the aquifer. To accomplish this, different methods …

Climate change may cause organisms to seek thermal refuge from rising temperatures,
either by shifting their ranges or seeking microrefugia within their existing ranges. We …

Estuaries are among the most productive of aquatic ecosystems. Yet the collective
understanding of patterns and drivers of primary production in estuaries is incomplete, in …

The distribution of larval fishes is influenced by where they hatch and their movements after
hatching. In the San Francisco Estuary, the threatened longfin smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys …

Terminal channels were historically a common feature of tidal delta ecosystems but have
become increasingly rare as landscapes have been modified. Tidal hydrodynamics are a …