The water quality ramifications in estuaries of converting forest to intensive agriculture
A fou r year (1974-1978) i n v e s t i g a t i o n of t h e water q u a l i t y r a m i f i c a t i o n s i n e s t u a r i e s of conver t ing bordering f o r e s t s t o i n t e n s i v e a g r i c u l t u r e was conducted with r e f e rence t o land deve1opment .b~ Open Grounds Faini, Inc . i n C a r t e r e t County, Nbrth Caro l ina , a s i t inf luenced t h e South River e s tua ry . S i g n i f i c a n t changes occurred i n s a l i n i t y of su r f ace waters , t u r b i d i t y , ' a n d d i s so lved n u t r i e n t s i n t h e ' e s t u a r y . However, no s i g n i f i c a n t changes were noted i n s a l i n i t y of bottom waters (except a t one s t a t i o n ) , oxygen concent r a t i o n , o r phytoplankton biomass. A l is t of management recommendations i s presented t o guide t h e development of c o a s t a l p l a i n s wetlands which border e s t u a r i e s i n t h e southeas te rn United S t a t e s . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . .