Atlantic Estuarine Research Society
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The Atlantic Estuarine Research Society (AERS) is an association of researchers and students with an interest in estuarine and coastal environmental issues and policies.
It is affiliated with the national Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation
which sponsors biennial conferences and produces a journal, Estuaries and Coasts. http://www.aers.info/
It is affiliated with the national Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation
Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation
The Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation is a private, nonprofit organization that was created in 1971. At that time, the members of two regionally-based organizations, the Atlantic Estuarine Research Society and the New England Estuarine Research Society recognized the need for a third...
which sponsors biennial conferences and produces a journal, Estuaries and Coasts. http://www.aers.info/
See also
- EstuaryEstuaryAn estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea....
- Chesapeake BayChesapeake BayThe Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West...
- Long Island SoundLong Island SoundLong Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean, located in the United States between Connecticut to the north and Long Island, New York to the south. The mouth of the Connecticut River at Old Saybrook, Connecticut, empties into the sound. On its western end the sound is bounded by the Bronx...
- New England Estuarine Research Society