Tidal Flat Ecology

Author : Karsten Reise
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642704956

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Tidal Flat Ecology by Karsten Reise Pdf

The tidal coastline presents a fascinating ecological world. Rocky shores with their recurrent zonation of algae and sessile invertebrates demonstrate the orderliness of nature, apparently obeying general explan atory principles. The niche theory could just as well have hatched out of the tight species-packing on the coral reef flats. Fluxes of carbon and nitrogen are best studied in mangroves and salt marshes with their outstanding primary productivity; the bare mud and sands of the tidal flats are different. Their ecological treasures are well concealed, and perhaps not to everybody's taste. Pick up a piece of tidal sediment and see how it resembles a large, rotten cheese! It smells, is slimy and sticky, is punched with holes and crowded with various worms. Tidal flats receive detritus from both the land and the sea. They sup port a rich benthic community which attracts birds from far distant breeding grounds, and serves as a nursery for crabs, shrimp and fish. Tidal flats are a busy ecological turntable. They import low valued organic matter, and they export well-fed birds to the land and grown-up fish to the sea. They offer ideal opportunities for aquaculture but are also used as dumping grounds for industrial wastes. All this may call for a marine ecologist to investigate the basic processes involved. Yet there is still another reason.

Author : Robert B. Whitlatch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Coasts
ISBN : UOM:39015086454710

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The Ecology of New England Tidal Flats by Robert B. Whitlatch Pdf

Author : Charles H. Peterson,Nancy M. Peterson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Coastal ecology
ISBN : UCSD:31822010669273

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The Ecology of Intertidal Flats of North Carolina by Charles H. Peterson,Nancy M. Peterson Pdf

"We have developed this community profile to serve as an introduction to the ecology of intertidal sand and mud flats. Our main goal is to describe the ecological processes that characterize a habitat which, at first glance, appears barren and almost devoid of life."--p.iii

Author : Eiichi Baba,Hideo Kawarada,Wataru Nishijima,Mitsumasa Okada,Hiroshi Suito
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642555343

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Waves and Tidal Flat Ecosystems by Eiichi Baba,Hideo Kawarada,Wataru Nishijima,Mitsumasa Okada,Hiroshi Suito Pdf

The authors explain the rewarding results from the interdisciplinary collaboration between an environmental study group working on coastal ecosystems and effects of oil spills and applied mathematicians modelling wave motion on sandy beaches. By using the unified Navier-Stokes equations with a Bingham fluid model for spilled oil, multi-phase flow analysis were made. Decomposition of spilled oil by bacteria was simulated as a chemical reaction, and the theoretical and numerical analysis suggested a countermeasure to help reduce stress on coastal ecosystems. The new understanding of how ecosystems both depend upon, and help to determine, the nature of the shoreline demonstrates promising ways to better assist and exploit the regenerative powers inherent in nature.

Author : Job Baretta,Piet Ruardij
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642737534

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Tidal Flat Estuaries by Job Baretta,Piet Ruardij Pdf

In view of the increasing problems of waste disposal in the Netherlands, plans were made to pipeline the waste to the Ems-Dollard estuary. To evaluate the practicability a project was started with the aim to implement a simulation model of an estuary ecosystem. This model was based on the knowledge of the hydrology, geochemistry and biology of the Ems estuary. For this approach data of the abiotic and biotic environment were collected in studies of the Ems estuary and are presented in this report. With its comprehensive information of biological processes as food webs, biomass production and nutrient supply, as well as of sedimentological and flux parameters, this book can be considered as a general model of an estuary ecosystem.

Author : M.P. Weinstein,Daniel A. Kreeger
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 862 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2007-05-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780306475344

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Concepts and Controversies in Tidal Marsh Ecology by M.P. Weinstein,Daniel A. Kreeger Pdf

In 1968 when I forsook horticulture and plant physiology to try, with the help of Sea Grant funds, wetland ecology, it didn’t take long to discover a slim volume published in 1959 by the University of Georgia and edited by R. A. Ragotzkie, L. R. Pomeroy, J. M. Teal, and D. C. Scott, entitled “Proceedings of the Salt Marsh Conference” held in 1958 at the Marine Institute, Sapelo Island, Ga. Now forty years later, the Sapelo Island conference has been the major intellectual impetus, and another Sea Grant Program the major backer, of another symposium, the “International Symposium: Concepts and Controversies in Tidal Marsh Ecology”. This one re-examines the ideas of that first conference, ideas that stimulated four decades of research and led to major legislation in the United States to conserve coastal wetlands. It is dedicated, appropriately, to two then young scientists – Eugene P. Odum and John M. Teal – whose inspiration has been the starting place for a generation of coastal wetland and estuarine research. I do not mean to suggest that wetland research started at Sapelo Island. In 1899 H. C. Cowles described successional processes in Lake Michigan freshwater marsh ponds. There is a large and valuable early literature about northern bogs, most of it from Europe and the former USSR, although Eville Gorham and R. L. Lindeman made significant contributions to the American literature before 1960. V. J.

Author : Richard A. Davis Jr.,Robert W. Dalrymple
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 621 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400701236

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Principles of Tidal Sedimentology by Richard A. Davis Jr.,Robert W. Dalrymple Pdf

This book presents a comprehensive, contemporary review of tidal environments and deposits. Individual chapters, each written by world-class experts, cover the full spectrum of coastal, shallow-marine and even deep-marine settings where tidal action influences or controls sediment movement and deposition. Both siliciclastic and carbonate deposits are covered. Various chapters examine the dynamics of sediment transport by tides, and the morphodynamics of tidal systems. Several chapters explore the occurrence of tidal deposits in the stratigraphic context of entire sedimentary basins. This book is essential reading for both coastal geologists and managers, and geologists interested in extracting hydrocarbons from complex tidal successions.

Author : Denise M. Seliskar,John L. Gallagher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Northwest Coast of North America
ISBN : UCSD:31822000481069

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The Ecology of Tidal Marshes of the Pacific Northwest Coast by Denise M. Seliskar,John L. Gallagher Pdf

Author : Gerd Masselink,Roland Gehrels
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781118825105

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Coastal Environments and Global Change by Gerd Masselink,Roland Gehrels Pdf

The coastal zone is one of the most dynamic environments on our planet and is much affected by global change, especially sea-level rise. Coastal environments harbour valuable ecosystems, but they are also hugely important from a societal point of view. This book, which draws on the expertise of 21 leading international coastal scientists, represents an up-to-date account of coastal environments and past, present and future impacts of global change. The first chapter of the book outlines key principles that underpin coastal systems and their behaviour. This is followed by a discussion of key processes, including sea level change, sedimentation, storms, waves and tides, that drive coastal change. The main part of the book consists of a discussion of the main coastal environments (beaches, dunes, barriers, salt marshes, tidal flats, estuaries, coral reefs, deltas, rocky and glaciated coasts and coastal groundwater), and how these are affected by global change. The final chapter highlights strategies for coping with coastal change. Readership: final year undergraduate and postgraduate-level students on coastal courses in a wide range subjects, including geography, environmental management, geology, oceanography and coastal/civil engineering. The book will also be a valuable resource for researchers and applied scientists dealing with coastal environments. Additional resources for this book can be found at: www.wiley.com/go/masselink/coastal

Author : M. Schwartz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1243 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2006-11-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402038808

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Encyclopedia of Coastal Science by M. Schwartz Pdf

This new Encyclopedia of Coastal Science stands as the latest authoritative source in the field of coastal studies, making it the standard reference work for specialists and the interested lay person. Unique in its interdisciplinary approach. This Encyclopedia features contributions by 245 well-known international specialists in their respective fields and is abundantly illustrated with line-drawings and photographs. Not only does this volume offer an extensive number of entries, it also includes various appendices, an illustrated glossary of coastal morphology and extensive bibliographic listings.

Author : Peter G. Beninger
Publisher : Springer
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319991948

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Mudflat Ecology by Peter G. Beninger Pdf

Intertidal mudflats are distinct, highly-productive marine habitats which provide important ecosystem services to the land-sea interface. In contrast to other marine habitats, and despite a large body of primary scientific literature, no comprehensive synthesis exists, such that the scattered knowledge base lacks an integrated conceptual framework. We attempt to provide this synthesis by pulling together and contextualizing the different disciplines, tools, and approaches used in the study of intertidal mudflats. The editor pays particular attention to relationships between the various components of the synthesis, both at the conceptual and the operational levels, validating these relationships through close interaction with the various authors.

Author : K. Reise
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642565571

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Ecological Comparisons of Sedimentary Shores by K. Reise Pdf

Sedimentary coasts with their unique forms of life and productive ecosystems are one of the most threatened parts of the biosphere. This volume analyzes and compares ecological structures and processes at sandy beaches, tidal mudflats and in shallow coastal waters all around the world. Analyses of local processes are paired with comparisons between distant shores, across latitudinal gradients or between separate biogeographic provinces. Emphasis is given to suspension feeders in coastal mud and sand, to biogenic stabilizations and disturbances in coastal sediments, to seagrass beds and faunal assemblages across latitudes and oceans, to recovery dynamics in benthic communities, shorebird predation, and to experimental approaches to the biota of sedimentary shores.

Author : David A. Bella
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Tidal flats
ISBN : UCSD:31822020693859

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Tidal Flats in Estuarine Water Quality Analysis by David A. Bella Pdf

Author : Charles H. Peterson,Nancy M. Peterson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Coastal ecology
ISBN : UOM:39015086412445

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The Ecology of Intertidal Flats of North Carolina by Charles H. Peterson,Nancy M. Peterson Pdf

"We have developed this community profile to serve as an introduction to the ecology of intertidal sand and mud flats. Our main goal is to describe the ecological processes that characterize a habitat which, at first glance, appears barren and almost devoid of life."--p.iii

Author : R.A. Jr. Davis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461250784

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Coastal Sedimentary Environments by R.A. Jr. Davis Pdf

The zone where land and sea meet is composed of a variety of complex environments. The coastal areas of the world contain a large percentage of its population and are therefore of extreme economic importance. Industrial, residential, and recreational developments, as well as large urban complexes, occupy much of the coastal margin of most highly developed countries. Undoubtedly future expansion in many undeveloped maritime countries will also be concentrated on coastal areas. Accompanying our occupation of coasts in this age of technology is a dependence on coastal environments for transportation, food, water, defense, and recreation. In order to utilize the coastal zone to its capacity, and yet not plunder its resources, we must have extensive knowledge of the complex environments contained along the coasts. The many environments within the coastal zone include bays, estuaries, deltas, marshes, dunes, and beaches. A tremendously broad range of conditions is represented by these environments. Salinity may range from essentially fresh water in estuaries, such as along the east coast of the United States, to extreme hypersaline lagoons, such as Laguna Madre in Texas. Coastal environments may be in excess of a hundred meters deep (fjords) or may extend several meters above sea level in the form of dunes. Some coastal environments are well protected and are not subjected to high physical energy except for occasional storms, whereas beaches and tidal inlets are continuously modified by waves and currents.