Features Habitats are defined by chapter, allowing you speedy access to detailed habitat-specific information More than 60 tables allow rapid access to precise data 104 illustrations provide instant visualization of complex data sets and global trends 740 references function as a guide to the related literature Audience Coastal and marine ecologists and oceanographers Federal or State governmental scientists or managers, such as those working at NOAA, NMFS, and EPA Instructors of graduate marine science courses Conservationists and their organizations Scientists working for aid organizations such as UNESCO or World Bank Environmental consultants dealing with coastal issues Aquaculturists and their organizations Contents Introduction Beaches and Tidal Flats Introduction Food Chains, Energy, and Carbon Flow Nitrogen Cycling Linkages to Physical Processes Mangroves and Salt Marshes Introduction Global Trends in Plant Biomass and Primary Production Factors Limiting Plant Production and Growth Food Webs and Decomposition Processes Nitrogen Flow Outwelling Seaweed and Seagrass Ecosystems Introduction Standing Crop and Primary Productivity Photosynthesis and Whole-Plant Carbon Balance Limiting Factors The Role of Grazers Detritus and Mineralization Processes Ecosystem Budgets Carbon Balance: Export and Links to Adjacent Systems Coral Reefs Introduction Sources of Carbon Production The Fate of Organic Matter Nitrogen and Phosphorus: Cycles and Limitation The Coral Factory: Carbon and Energy Budgets Systems-Level Perspectives: Models and Budgets The Role of Coral Reefs in the Tropical Biosphere The Coastal Ocean I: The Coastal Zone Introduction The Coastal Ocean Defined What Is an Estuary?
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