Estuaries : types, movement patterns and climatical impacts /

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Crane, Julian R., Solomon, Ashton E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, 2009.
Colección:Environmental science, engineering and technology series.
Temas:
Estuaries.
Estuarine ecology.
Estuaires.
Écologie des estuaires.
estuaries.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Oceanography.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Oceans & Seas.
Estuaries
Estuarine ecology
Ästuar
Ästuar.
Ökologie.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ESTUARIES: TYPES, MOVEMENT PATTERNS AND CLIMATICAL IMPACTS
  • ESTUARIES: TYPES, MOVEMENT PATTERNS AND CLIMATICAL IMPACTS
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING OF TEMPORARILY OPEN/CLOSED ESTUARIES IN SOUTH AFRICA
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. HYDRODYNAMICS & SEDIMENTOLOGY
  • 1.1. Catchment Processes
  • 1.2. Coastal Processes
  • 1.3. Estuarine Processes
  • 2. PHYSICO-CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT
  • 2.1 Temperature
  • 2.2 Salinity
  • 2.3 Irradiance
  • 2.4 Dissolved Oxygen
  • 2.5 Inorganic Nutrients
  • 3. PRIMARY PRODUCERS
  • 3.1 Phytoplankton 3.2 Microphytobenthos
  • 3.3 Macrophytes
  • 4. CONSUMERS & TOP PREDATORS
  • 4.1 Zooplankton
  • 4.2 Meiofauna
  • 4.3 Macrobenthos
  • 4.4 Fish
  • 4.5 Birds
  • 5. THE FUTURE OF TOCES
  • 5.1 Catchment and Flow Management
  • 5.2 Artificial Breaching
  • 5.3 Flood Plain Encroachment
  • 5.4 Sand Mining Operations
  • 5.5 Exploitation of Bioresources and Recreational Activities
  • 5.6 Cultural Eutrophication
  • 5.7 Climate Change Impacts
  • CONCLUSION
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • REFERENCES
  • PALEOECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF DIATOMS IN ARGENTINEAN ESTUARIES: WHAT DO THEY TELL US ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT?ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • DO ESTUARINE DIATOMS RELIABLY REFLECT ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS?
  • HOW MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT ECOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS OF ESTUARINE DIATOMS DO WE HAVE?
  • Rio De La Plata Estuary
  • Mar Chiquita Coastal Lagoon
  • Quequen Grande Estuary
  • Quequen Salado Estuary
  • Baha Blanca Estuary
  • Estuaries from Patagonia and Tierra Del Fuego
  • HOW CAN RESEARCHERS IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF DIATOM-BASED PALEOENVIRONMENTAL INFERENCES IN COASTAL SETTINGS OF ARGENTINA? CONCLUSIONS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • REFERENCES
  • APPENDIX I
  • APPENDIX II
  • ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS IN A PROTECTED ESTUARY (AMVRAKIKOS GULF, GREECE): BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS AND CONTAMINANT LEVELS IN SENTINEL SPECIES
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • AREA DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS
  • Sampling
  • ANALYTICAL METHODS
  • Condition Index
  • Chemical Analyses
  • Chlorinated compounds
  • Heavy metals
  • Biomarkers Scope for growth
  • Acetylcholinesterase
  • Metallothionein
  • Glutathione peroxidase
  • Microtox Bioassay
  • Statistical Analysis
  • RESULTS
  • Condition Index
  • Contaminant Levels in the Mussel Tissues
  • Chlorinated compounds
  • Heavy metals
  • Biomarkers
  • SFG
  • Microtox Bioassay
  • DISCUSSION
  • CONCLUSION
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • REFERENCES

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