Coastal Zone '93 · 1993 · 26 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesMarine SciencesOceanographyEstuarine BiologyEstuarine ScienceMarine EcologyEstuariesEstuarine ConservationEstuarine EcologyEstuarine ManagementEstuarine EcosystemsEstuarine Habitat ManagementEstuarine Management PolicyNatural Field Experiments
The NOAA program on National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERR) has developed to encompass 21 locations, each dedicated to the development and operation of an estuarine area as a natural field laboratory. Education and research are the primary goals of the Program. The Mullica River - Great Bay estuarine system in southern New Jersey is proposed to be added to the national program. It is large, encompassing a total of 46,172 hectares.