IntroductionChapter 1 Penetrating the SurfaceChapter 2 Mapping the Mullica Valley: Natural History LandscapesChapter 3 Impacts and InvasionsChapter 4 Too Much Salt or Not Enough?Chapter 5 Seasons and Other CyclesChapter 6 Sources: Both Near and FarChapter 7 Marshes: Food Factories for the Mullica ValleyChapter 8 Hidden HabitatsChapter 9 Life and Mostly DeathChapter 10 Insights from FisheriesChapter 11 Insights from Other EstuariesChapter 12 Climate Change UnderwaterChapter 13 Sea Level RiseChapter 14 Underwater CalendarChapter 15 Fishe StoriesDiamondback Terrapins and the Lost YearsHorseshoe Crabs: Ancient MigratorsMarine Mammals: Summer and Winter VisitorsA Valley Full of Blue CrabsTales of the TalonsRiver Herring: South Jersey's SalmonWhite Perch and Hogchoker: Estuarine MigratorsFish and Shrimp Are Important ForageSummer Flounder MysteriesSharks and Their RelativesStriped Bass: The Migratory WizardAppendixAcknowledgmentsReferencesIndex