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Author : Leonard M. Bahr
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Total Pages : 120 pages
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Download or read book The Ecology of Intertidal Oyster Reefs of the South Atlantic Coast written by Leonard M. Bahr and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Leonard N. Bahr
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267681693
Total Pages : 122 pages
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Download or read book The Ecology of Intertidal Oyster Reefs of the South Atlantic Coast written by Leonard N. Bahr and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-03 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Ecology of Intertidal Oyster Reefs of the South Atlantic Coast: A Community Profile This profile provides a handy refer ence which synthesizes the voluminous sci entific literature on oysters and focuses on aspects of the less-studied oyster reef community. The profile also points out some of the many deficiencies in the cur rent level of understanding of the oyster reef subsystem and of the entire estuarine ecosystem. If additional research efforts are thereby initiated, this profile vfill have been a success. (the observant read er will notice that ih many instances where quantitative data were not avail able, extrapolations fron: other' communi ties or educated judgments, or both, were necessary.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Victor G. Burrell
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Author : Stuart K. Allison
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317413741
Total Pages : 604 pages
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Author : Richard F. Dame
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402030304
Total Pages : 360 pages
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Download or read book The Comparative Roles of Suspension-Feeders in Ecosystems written by Richard F. Dame and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-03-30 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animals are a major link between the water column (pelagic) and the bottom (benthic) habitats in most shallow systems. This coupling is dominated by active processes such as suspension-feeding in which the organism actively uses energy to pump water that is then filtered to remove suspended particles that are consumed while undigested remains are deposited on the bottom. As a result of this feeding on and metabolism of particles, the animals excrete dissolved inorganic and organic waste back into the water column, and thus, become major components in the cycling and feedback of essential elements. With relatively high weight specific filtration rates of 1— 10 liters/hour/gram dry tissue and a propensity to form large aggregated populations (beds, reefs, schools and swarms), these organisms can play an important role in regulating water column processes Although estuarine bivalve molluscs such as oysters and mussels dominate the suspension-feeder literature, other groups including plankton and nekton that are found in estuarine as well as other aquatic systems are also potentially important removers of suspended particles. Thus, a significant part of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop focused on suspension-feeders as controllers of plankton abundance, biomass and diversity, system metabolism, nutrient cycling and scale dependency. Systems dominated by suspension-feeders are typically impacted by human activities including recreation, aquaculture, human and industrial pollution, and bilge water from shipping. Suspension-feeders are often impacted by fisheries and over-exploitation. These impacts commonly result in changes in ecosystem structure either through the food chain concentration of harmful substances or diseases, the introduction of alien species of suspension-feeders, or the instability of suspension-feeders systems through species displacement or phase shifts in the dominance between different suspension-feeding components such as nekton or zooplankton. These issues were addressed near the close of the workshop along with conclusions and syntheses developed by the working groups.
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Author : K. Reise
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642565573
Total Pages : 392 pages
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Download or read book Ecological Comparisons of Sedimentary Shores written by K. Reise and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
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Download or read book Habitat Plan for the South Atlantic Region: Essential Fish Habitat Requirements for Fishery Management Plans of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 1010 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sandra E. Shumway
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470960949
Total Pages : 526 pages
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Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820345334
Total Pages : 381 pages
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Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0080548474
Total Pages : 437 pages
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Download or read book Ecosystem Engineers written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2011-09-21 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book entirely devoted to this topic, Ecosystem Engineers begins with the history of the concept, presenting opposing definitions of ecosystem engineeing. These varied definitions advance the debate and move past trivial difficulties to crystallize key issues such as the value of process-based vs. outcome-based. Authors include case studies spanning a wide spectrum of species and habitats, including above and below-ground, aquatic and terrestrial, and extant and paleontological examples. These studies enable readers to understand how the categorization of species as ecosystem engineers allows scientists to forge new explanatory generalizations. Key for all ecologists and environmentalists, this book ultimately illustrates how to inform and manage natural resources. The only consolidated treatment available Provides definitions, case studies, and examples of ecological models Discusses how ecosystem engineering can inform and improve the management of natural resources Includes contributions from Clive Jones, the leading figure in the development of the ecosystem engineer concept, and many other eminent ecologists, such as Alan Hastings
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Total Pages : 128 pages
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Download or read book FWS/OBS Series Annotated Bibliography written by Tricia Rosenthal and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Ecology of Buzzards Bay written by Brian L. Howes and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Author : Richard F. Dame
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000218791
Total Pages : 286 pages
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Download or read book Ecology of Marine Bivalves written by Richard F. Dame and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the potential use of bivalves as indicators and monitors of ecosystem health, this book describes live and computer simulated experiments, mesocosm studies, and field manipulation experiments. This second edition discusses major new developments, including phase shifts in many coastal and estuarine ecosystems dominated by suspension-feeding bivalves, the invasion or introduction of alien bivalve species, the rapid growth of environmental restoration focused on bivalves, and the examination of geological history with regard to global climate change and its impact on bivalve-dominated systems.
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