The estuarine ecosystem : ecology, threats, and management / Donald S. McLusky, Michael Elliott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLusky, Donald Samuel.

Contributor:

Elliott, M. (Michael), 1952 November 3-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Estuarine ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For the inhabitants of many of the world's major towns and cities, estuaries provide their first and nearest glimpse of a natural habitat. Despite the attempts of man to pollute or reclaim it, the estuarine ecosystem continues to provide a fascinating insight into a natural world where energy is transformed from sunlight into plant material, and then through the steps of a food chain is converted into a rich food supply for birds and fish. The book provides a concise readable introduction to estuarine ecology. First published in 1981, it soon established itself as the principle textbook of ch

Contents:

Contents; 1 The estuarine environment; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Estuarine circulation; 1.3 Estuarine sediments; 1.4 Other physico-chemical factors; 1.5 Brackish seas and coastal lagoons; 2 Life in estuaries; 2.1 Distribution of estuarine organisms; 2.2 Problems of life in estuaries; 2.3 The estuarine food web; 3 Primary producers: plant production and its availability; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Salt marshes; 3.3 Mangroves; 3.4 Intertidal plants and macroalgae; 3.5 Microphytobenthos; 3.6 Phytoplankton; 3.7 Detritus; 3.8 Summation of plant and microbial production in estuaries

4 Primary consumers: herbivores and detritivores4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The mud dwellers-benthic deposit feeders; 4.3 The surface dwellers-benthic suspension-feeders and algal grazers; 4.4 Meiofauna; 4.5 Zooplankton; 4.6 The primary consumer community; 4.7 Role of primary consumers in the estuarine ecosystem; 5 The secondary consumers: carnivores; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Fish; 5.3 Invertebrates; 5.4 Birds; 5.5 The impact of the secondary consumers; 5.6 Role of the secondary consumers in the estuarine ecosystem; 6 Estuarine uses and users; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Estuarine pollution

6.3 Sewage pollution6.4 Diffuse sources of nutrients; 6.5 Organic enrichment; 6.6 Overall system change; 6.7 Fisheries and aquaculture; 6.8 Industrial contamination; 6.9 Land-claim, coastal defences, and engineering works; 6.10 Power generation; 6.11 Estuarine barriers and barrages; 6.12 Other uses; 6.13 Conflicting uses; 7 Methods for studying human-induced changes in estuaries; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Individual change; 7.3 Population responses: Population dynamics, growth, mortality rates, and population models; 7.4 Community level assessments

7.5 Integrated estuarine assessments and ecosystem changes7.6 Monitoring, surveillance, and survey design; 7.7 Final comments; 8 The management of estuaries; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Policies and philosophies; 8.3 Planning and designations; 8.4 Practice; 8.5 Final remarks; Reading list; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-208) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-280-75933-X

0-19-853091-9

0-19-154623-2

OCLC:

476259833