Enclosed experimental ecosystems and scale
Subtitle: tools for understanding and managing coastal ecosystems
By: edited by John E. Petersen ... [et al.] ; authors, G. Mine Berg ... [et al.] ; science communication by Tracey A. Saxby and Joanna L. Woerner
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9780387767666; 9780387767680
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Coastal ecosystems, management, and research ; Concepts of scale in ecology ; Mesocosms and scaling patterns ; Mesocosm studies and the effects of scale; title: Designing experimental ecosystem studies. General principles ; Spatial and temporal scaling ; Physical factors : mixing and flow, materials exchange, light, walls, temperature ; Biogeochemical factors ; Physical and ecological complexity ; Biological factors : aquatic grasses, marshes; title: Tools for design and analysis of experiments. Statistical considerations ; The world is variable ; Dimensional analysis ; Modeling tools; title: Management applications. Nutrient enrichment and aquatic grass restoration ; Tidal marshes, nutrient filtration, and rising sea level ; Nitrogen and phytoplankton blooms ; Biofiltration, water quality, and sediment processes ; Food webs, trophic efficiency, and nutrient enrichment ; Toxicity and bioaccumulation in benthic organisms.