Estuarine Nutrient Cycling: The Influence of Primary Producers: The Fate of Nutrients and Biomass by Soren Laurentius Nielsen, Gary T. Banta, Morten Foldager Pedersen (Hardcover, 2005)
It is a well-known fact that eutrophication of coastal waters causes significant changes in the species composition of the primary producers. Usually a shift from an ecosystem dominated by sea grasses or large brown algae to an ecosystem dominated by fast-growing green algae or phytoplankton is observed. While this shift has been documented in a number of research papers and books, the consequences of this shift are less well known. This book focuses on the consequences of such changes for nutrient cycling. The aim is to investigate how different types of primary producers influence nutrient cycling in coastal marine waters, and how nutrient cycling changes qualitatively and quantitatively as a consequence of the changes in the primary producer community caused by eutrophication. The various chapters address specific ecological processes such as grazing, decomposition, burial and export of biomass from the ecosystem. The book is intended for researchers and professionals working in the field of coastal marine ecology and estuarine ecology and for advanced students in this field.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN-13
9781402026386
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94477649
Product Key Features
Author
Soren Laurentius Nielsen, Gary T. Banta, Morten Foldager Pedersen
Publication Name
Estuarine Nutrient Cycling: the Influence of Primary Producers: the Fate of Nutrients and Biomass
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Biology
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
303 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
297mm
Item Width
210mm
Volume
2
Item Weight
1390g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Aquatic Ecology Series
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Morten Foldager Pedersen, Gary T. Banta, Soren Laurentius Nielsen