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The Estuarine Ecosystem

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Part of the book series: Tertiary Level Biology (TLB)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. The Estuarine Environment

    • Donald S. McLusky
    Pages 1-48
  3. Primary Consumers Herbivores and Detritivores

    • Donald S. McLusky
    Pages 77-112
  4. The Secondary Consumers Carnivores

    • Donald S. McLusky
    Pages 113-132
  5. Estuarine Pollution

    • Donald S. McLusky
    Pages 133-176
  6. The Management of Estuaries

    • Donald S. McLusky
    Pages 177-193
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 195-215

About this book

For the inhabitants of many of the world's major cities and towns, estuaries provide their nearest glimpse of a natural habitat; a habitat which, despite the attempts of man to pollute it or reclaim it, has remained a fascinating insight into a natural world where energy is transformed from sunlight into plant material, and then through the steps of a food chain is converted into a rich food supply for birds and fish. The biologist has become interested in estuaries as areas in which to study the responses of animals and plants to severe environmental gradients. Gradients of salinity for example, and the problems of living in turbid water or a muddy substrate, prevent most animal species from the adjacent sea or rivers from entering estuaries. In spite of these problems, life in estuaries can be very abundant because estuarine mud is a rich food supply which can support a large number of animals with a large total weight and a high annual production. Indeed estuaries have been claimed to be among the most productive natural habitats in the world. When the first edition of this book appeared, biologists were beginning to realise that the estuarine ecosystem was an ideal habitat in which to observe the processes controlling biological productivity.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Stirling, UK

    Donald S. McLusky

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Estuarine Ecosystem

  • Authors: Donald S. McLusky

  • Series Title: Tertiary Level Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7616-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Chapman & Hall 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-7514-0164-6Published: 01 September 1989

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-7616-3Published: 09 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 216

  • Number of Illustrations: 40 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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eBook USD 39.99
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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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