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2010a). At a yet higher level of organization, estuaries can be understood as integral ecosystems. ) into a holistic index of ecosystem integrity for Chesapeake Bay. Whole-ecosystem simulation models have been employed to elucidate relationships that would not otherwise be recognized (Sohma, Chapter 10). None of the ecological indicators, knowledge, and insight described so briefly in this section would be possible without reference to extensive bodies of data, spanning many estuaries over many years.
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