Ecology of Coastal Waters: With Implications For Management, 2nd Edition

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Pub. Date: 2009-04-01
Publisher(s): Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

Ecology of Coastal Waters with Implications for Management, Second Edition is the most up-to-date book available on coastal marine ecosystems. Students will easily relate to the content of the book as subjects are divided by the environment and scientific principles are applied to steps in the management and the decision making process. This is the ideal text for undergraduate and graduate life science students as well as for practicing professionals.

Table of Contents

Preface
The Subject and the Approach
Estuarine Ecosystems and their Components.
Estuaries: their Physical Properties in Relation to their Biological Functioning
Salt-Marshes
Mangroves
Seagrass Systems
The Fate of Macrophyte Detritus
Estuarine Planktonic Systems
Estuarine Benthic Systems
Fish and Shellfish in Estuaries
The Integrated Functioning of Estuaries
Coastal Systems: Rocky Shortes and Beaches.
Intertidal Rocky Shores
Subtidal Rocky Shores
Sandy Beaches
Shelf Ecosystems.
Planktonic Systems on the Continental Shelves
Coastal Upwelling Ecosystems
Coral Reefs
Fish Production on the Continental Shelves
Synthesis.
The Whole-Ecosystem Approach to Managing Coastal Waters: Questions for the Future
References
Suggestions for Further Reading: recent Developments and More
Advanced Topics
Index
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