A Rehabilitated Estuarine Ecosystem: The environment and ecology of the Thames Estuary

1. Introduction; J. Green. 2. The Thames estuary - a history of the impact of man on the environment and a description of the current approach to environmental management; D. Tinsley. 3. Physical and chemical characteristics; J. Kinniburgh. 4. The algae of the Thames estuary: a reappraisal; I. Tittley, D. John. 5. The zooplankton communities of the Thames estuary; C. Gordon, A. Bark, R. Bailey. 6. The Benthic Macroinvertebrate communities of the Thames estuary; M. Attrill. 7. Temporal changes in the movements and abundance of Thames estuary fish populations; M. Thomas. 8. Host-parasite interactions: case studies of parasitic infections in migratory fish; M. Munro, P. Whitfield, S. Lee. 9. The Thames estuary saltmarsh plant and sea-grass communities; S. Waite. 10. Estuaries: towards the next century; A. McIntyre. Appendix A: Summary of data for selected sites along the Thames estuary. Appendix B: Thames estuary species list.