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The Mullica River—Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve: A Unique Opportunity for Research, Preservation, and Management

Norbert P. Psuty, Michael P. De Luca, Richard G. Lathrop, Kenneth W. Able, Steven Whitney, J. Frederick Grassle

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Abstract

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.

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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.

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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.

Key concepts: Estuary, Bay, Natural (archaeology), Geography, Research program, Environmental resource management, Environmental protection, Oceanography

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