Estuarine ecology / edited by John W. Day, Byron C. Crump, ...[ et al.]

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Preface.. Acknowledgments.. Contributors.. Chapter One.. Introduction to Estuarine Ecology.. Chapter Two.. Estuarine Geomorphology and Coastal Hydrology.. Chapter Three.. Estuarine Chemistry.. Chapter Four.. Estuarine Phytoplankton.. Chapter Five.. Seagrass and Related Submersed Vascular Plants.. Chapter Six.. Coastal Marshes.. Chapter Seven.. Mangrove Wetlands.. Chapter Eight.. Estuarine Benthic Algae.. Chapter Nine.. Estuarine Microbial Ecology.. Chapter Ten.. Estuarine Microbial Food Webs.. Chapter Eleven.. Estuarine Zooplankton.. Chapter Twelve.. Estuarine Benthos.. Chapter Thirteen.. Estuarine Nekton.. Chapter Fourteen.. The Ecology of Estuarine Wildlife.. Chapter Fifteen.. Ecosystem Metabolism.. Chapter Sixteen.. Estuarine Food Webs.. Chapter Seventeen.. Budget Analyses of Estuarine Ecosystems.. Chapter Eighteen.. Fisheries in Lagoon-Estuarine Ecosystems.. Chapter Nineteen.. Human Impact and Management of Coastal and Estuarine Ecosystems.. Chapter Twenty.. Global Climate Change and Estuarine Systems.. Chapter Twenty-One.. Estuarine Ecological Modeling.. Index

Estuaries are among the most biologically productive ecosystems on the planet--critical to the life cycles of fish, other aquatic animals, and the creatures which feed on them. Estuarine Ecology, Second Edition, covers the physical and chemical aspects of estuaries, the biology and ecology of key organisms, the flow of organic matter through estuaries, and human interactions, such as the environmental impact of fisheries on estuaries and the effects of global climate change on these important ecosystems. Authored by a team of world experts from the estuarine science community, this long-awaited, full-color edition includes new chapters covering phytoplankton, seagrasses, coastal marshes, mangroves, benthic algae, Integrated Coastal Zone Management techniques, and the effects of global climate change. It also features an entriely new section on estuarine ecosystem processes, trophic webs, ecosystem metabolism, and the interactions between estuaries and other ecosystems such as wetlands and marshes. eng