Ecology of Coastal Waters With Implications

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.

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

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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