The publications listed serve as background for the development of the NEEA and ASSETS and are hot linked to pdfs.  Additionally, there are documents that describe the general concept of the eutrophication issue. Other documents and url links describe programs supporting monitoring, assessment, management and research of nutrient related eutrophication in US and EU estuaries and coastal waters.

NEEA/ASSETS Background

Borja, A., Bricker, S.B., Dauer, D.M., Demetriades, N.T., Ferreira, J.G., Forbes, A.T., Hutchings, P., Jia, X., Kenchington, R., Marques, J.C., Zhu, C.B. 2008. Overview of integrative tools and methods in assessing ecological integrity in estuarine and coastal systems worldwide. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 56, 1519–1537.

Xiao, Y., Ferreira, J.G., Bricker, S.B., Nunes, J.P., Zhu, M., Zhang X., 2007. Trophic Assessment in Chinese Coastal Systems - Review of methodologies and application to the Changjiang (Yangtze) Estuary and Jiaozhou Bay. Estuaries and Coasts, 30(6), 1-18.

J. G. Ferreira, C. Vale, C.V. Soares, F.Salas, P.E. Stacey, S. B. Bricker, M.C. Silva, J.C. Marques, 2007. Monitoring of coastal and transitional waters under the EU Water Framework Directive. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, In Press.

D. Whitall, S.B.Bricker, J.G.Ferreira, A.M.Nobre, T. Simas, M.C. Silva, 2007. Assessment of Eutrophication in Estuaries: Pressure-State-Response and Nitrogen Source Apportionment. Environmental Management, 40:678-690.

J. G. Ferreira, A.J.S. Hawkins, S.B. Bricker, 2007. Management of productivity, environmental effects and profitability of shellfish aquaculture – the Farm Aquaculture Resource Management (FARM) model. Aquaculture, 264, 160-174.

J.G. Ferreira, S.B. Bricker, T.C. Simas, 2007. Application and sensitivity testing of an eutrophication assessment method on coastal systems in the United States and European Union. J. Environmental Management, 82, 433-445.

A.M. Nobre, J.G. Ferreira, A. Newton, T. Simas, J.D. Icely, R. Neves, 2005. Management of coastal eutrophication: Integration of field data, ecosystem-scale simulations and screening models . Journal of Marine Systems, 56: 375-390.

Bricker, S.B., J.G. Ferreira, and T. Simas. 2003. An Integrated Methodology for Assessment of Estuarine Trophic Status. Ecol. Modelling 169: 39-60.

Bricker S.B., C.G. Clement, D. E. Pirhalla, S.P. Orlando, and D.R.G. Farrow. 1999. National Estuarine Eutrophication Assessment. Effects of Nutrient Enrichment in the Nation's Estuaries.

Ferreira, J.G., Simas, T., Nobre, A., Silva, M.C., Schifferegger, K., & Lencart-Silva, J., 2003. Identification of Sensitive Areas and Vulnerable Zones In Transitional and Coastal Portuguese Systems. Application of the United States National Estuarine Eutrophication Assessment to the Minho, Lima, Douro, Ria de Aveiro, Mondego, Tagus, Sado, Mira, Ria Formosa and Guadiana systems. INAG/IMAR, 2003. How do I get  a copy of this book? Send an email here with your postal address and NEEA in the subject.

Eutrophication Survey. Volume 1: South Atlantic Region.  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment. Silver Spring.

Eutrophication Survey. Volume 2: Mjd-Atlantic Region.   National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment. Silver Spring. 

Eutrophication Survey. Volume 3: North Atlantic Region.   National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment. Silver Spring. 

Eutrophication Survey. Volume 4: Gulf of Mexico Region.   National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment. Silver Spring. 

Eutrophication Survey. Volume 5: Pacific Region.   National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment. Silver Spring.  

General Conceptual Background

Cloern, 2001. Our evolving conceptual model of the coastal eutrophication problem. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 210, 223-253.

National Academy of Sciences (NAS).  1969.  Eutrophication: Causes, Consequences, Correctives. Proceedings of an International Symposium on Eutrophication, University of Wisconsin, 1967.  Washington, DC: NAS Printing and Publishing Office.  661 p.

National Research Council (NRC). 2000. Clean Coastal Waters: Causes and consequences of eutrophication. National Academy Press, Washington, DC. 405 pp.

EU and US Program Documents

Bricker, S., G. Matlock, J. Snider, A. Mason, M. Alber, W. Boynton, D. Brock, G. Brush, D. Chestnut, U. Claussen, W. Dennison, E. Dettmann, D. Dunn, J. Ferreira, D. Flemer, P. Fong, J. Fourqurean, J. Hameedi, D. Hernandez, D. Hoover, D. Johnston, S. Jones, K. Kamer, R. Kelty, D. Keeley, R. Langan, J. Latimer, D. Lipton, R. Magnien, T. Malone, G. Morrison, J. Newton, J. Pennock, N. Rabalais, D. Scheurer, J. Sharp, D. Smith, S. Smith, P. Tester, R. Thom, D. Trueblood, R. Van Dolah. 2004. National Estuarine Eutrophication Assessment Update: Workshop summary and recommendations for development of a long-term monitoring and assessment program. Proceedings of a workshop September 4-5 2002, Patuxent Wildlife Research Refuge, Laurel, Maryland. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science. Silver Spring.

COAST. 2003. European Union Common Implementation Strategy Working Group 2.4. Guidance on Typology, Reference Conditions and Classification Systems for Transitional and Coastal Waters.

Hinga, K.R., D.W. Stanley, C.J. Klein, D.T. Lucid & M.J. Katz (eds.), 1991. The National Estuarine Eutrophication Project: Workshop Proceedings. Rockville, MD. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography.

Howarth, R., R. Marino, and D. Scavia. 2003.  Nutrient Pollution in Coastal Waters - Priority Topics for an Integrated National Research Program for the United States.  United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science. Silver Spring.

National Science and Technology Council, Committee on Environmental and Natural Resources, 2003. An Assessment of  Coastal Hypoxia and Eutrophication in U.S. Waters.

OSPAR, 2001. Draft Common Assessment Criteria and their Application within the Comprehensive Procedure of the Common Procedure. Meeting of the eutrophication task group (ETG), London, 9-11 October 2001, ed. OSPAR convention for the protection of the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic.

European Environment Agency, 2001. Eutrophication in Europe’s coastal waters.

OSPAR Commission, 2003. OSPAR Integrated Report 2003 on the Eutrophication Status of the OSPAR Maritime Area Based Upon the First Application of the Comprehensive Procedure.

Some EU and US experiences in eutrophication assessment for transitional and coastal waters, 2004. Presentation to the workshop: Assessment of Eutrophication in European Water Policy. JRC, Ispra .

Bricker, S.B., Ferreira, J.G., Nobre, A.M., Zhang, X.L., Zhu, M.Y., Wang, B.D., Yan, X.J., Callender, R., Matlock, G.C., 2005. Application of the ASSETS eutrophication assessment methodology to four contrasting Chinese coastal systems . Presented at ASLO Summer Meeting 2005. 

Ferreira, J.G., Bricker, S.B., De Wit, M.P., Lipton, D., 2005. Development of a quantitative methodology for defining and assessing response to coastal eutrophication . Presented at ASLO Summer Meeting 2005.

Ferreira, J.G., Bricker, S.B., Nobre, A.M., Nunes, J.P., Yan, X., Zhang, X.L., Zhu, M.Y., 2005. Research and screening models for science and management - Integrated assessment of ecological balance and sustainability in coastal zones. Presented at ERF2005, Norfolk, Virginia, USA, 16-20 October 2005.

Bricker, S. B., Ferreira, J. G., Wolff, W. J., Simas,T. C., 2005. Residence time influences on phytoplankton diversity and eutrophication response in estuaries and coastal waterbodies. Presented at ERF2005, Norfolk, Virginia, USA, 16-20 October 2005.

Newton, A., Ferreira, J. G., Nobre, A. M., Simas, M. T., Silva, M. C., Meirinho, A., Bricker, S. B., Wolff, W. J., 2005. A methodology for defining homogeneous water bodies in transitional and coastal waters under the EU Water Framework Directive. Presented at ERF2005, Norfolk, Virginia, USA, 16-20 October 2005.

Bricker, S. B., Smith, S. V., Ferreira, J. G., Nobre, A., Dettmann, E., Latimer, J., 2005. Assessment of eutrophication: a comparison of methods applied to Barnegat Bay. Presented at ERF2005, Norfolk, Virginia, USA, 16-20 October 2005.

Buddemeier, R.W., Smith, S.V., Swaney, D.P., Bricker, S.B., 2005. Tool and data needs for eutrophication assessment and management. Presented at ERF2005, Norfolk, Virginia, USA, 16-20 October 2005.

Lipton, D., 2005. The economic benefits of reducing eutrophication: Recreational fishing as an indicator. Presented at ERF2005, Norfolk, Virginia, USA, 16-20 October 2005.

Bricker, S.B., 2007. An approach for waterbody divisions for the Gulf of Mexico. Presented at Gulf of Mexico Alliance, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, 12 July 2007.

Bricker, S.B., Ferreira, J.G., Pastres, R., 2007. Eutrophication Assessment Using ASSETS: Approach, Application and Results. Presented to the Venice Water Authority and other interested parties, Venice, Italy, 3 December 2007.