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9780865425507

Ecology of Coastal Waters With Implications For Management

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    9780865425507

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    0865425507

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-05-18
  • Publisher: 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.

Author Biography

Kenneth H. Mann received the first Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography in 1994.

Table of Contents

Preface xviii
The Subject and the Approach
1(16)
PART ONE: Estuarine Ecosystems and Their Components 17(156)
Estuaries: Their Physical Properties in Relation to Biological Functioning
18(13)
Salt Marshes
31(20)
Mangroves
51(13)
Seagrass Systems
64(15)
The Fate of Macrophyte Detritus
79(14)
Estuarine Planktonic Systems
93(25)
Estuarine Benthic Systems
118(18)
Nekton: Fish and Swimming Invertebrates
136(16)
The Integrated Functioning of Estuaries
152(21)
PART TWO: Coastal Systems: Rocky Shores and Beaches 173(64)
Intertidal Rocky Shores
174(17)
Subtidal Rocky Shores
191(27)
Sandy Beaches
218(19)
PART THREE: Shelf Ecosystems 237(92)
Planktonic Systems on the Continental Shelves
238(26)
Coastal Upwelling Ecosystems
264(15)
Coral Reefs
279(25)
Fish Production on the Continental Shelves
304(25)
PART FOUR: Synthesis 329(27)
The Whole-Ecosystem Approach to Managing Coastal Waters: Questions for the Future
330(26)
References 356(28)
Suggestions for Further Reading: Recent Developments and More Advanced Topics 384(6)
Index 390

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