Ecology of Poole Harbour (eBook)

John Humphreys, V.J. May (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: PDF

2005 | 1. Auflage
296 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-046032-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Poole Harbour's unique combination of physical characteristics provide for a rich and productive ecological community recognised for its internationally significant bird populations and as a haven for the naturalisation of exotic species. But the Harbour is also exceptional in the extent to which it represents in microcosm the world-wide tensions between environment and development. The contrasts are sometimes startling: the narrow Harbour entrance separates an unspoilt natural environment of considerable importance from an urban landscape where property competes with Manhattan and Hong Kong Island in the world-wide table of real estate values. The Harbour serves as a port, fishing ground, a receiver of effluent and increasingly as a playground for the affluent. It also lies above Europe's largest on-shore oil-field.

The Ecology of Poole Harbour brings together for the first time expert contributions in such a way as to provide a picture of the ecology of the Harbour system as a whole. It covers all the major habitats from reed beds and salt marshes to the extensive mudflats and unseen sub-tidal regions, while also examining in some detail a wide range of ecological phenomena and issues.

* First expert overview of ecology of Poole Harbour as a whole

Inhalt

Cover 1
Contents 7
Preface 6
Acknowledgements 9
Poole Harbour Study Group 10
Contributors 12
Introduction: Poole Harbour in Context 16
1. The Geology of Poole Harbour 24
2. Geomorphology of Poole Harbour 40
3. Salinity and Tides in Poole Harbour: Estuary or Lagoon 50
4. The Vegetation of Poole Harbour 64
5. Physical and Ecological Aspects of the Poole Harbour Reedbeds 76
6. History and Ecology of Spartina anglica in Poole Harbour 86
7. Macro-invertebrate Fauna in the Intertidal Mudflats 106
8. Sub-tidal Ecology of Poole Harbour – An Overview 124
9. Zooplankton Distribution in Poole Harbour 146
10. The Important Birds of Poole Harbour: Population Changes Since 1998 154
11. Otters in Poole Harbour 164
12. Non-native Species in and around Poole Harbour 174
13. The Manila Clam in Poole Harbour 178
14. Ecological Impacts of Sika Deer on Poole Harbour Saltmarshes 190
15. Sika Deer Trampling and Saltmarsh Creek Erosion: Preliminary Investigation 204
16. Marine Fisheries of Poole Harbour 210
17. Ecological Effects of Pump-scoop Dredging for Cockles on the Intertidal Benthic Community 220
18. Water Quality and Pollution Monitoring in Poole Harbour 234
19. Sediment Quality and Benthic Invertebrates in Holes Bay 238
20. Macroalgal Mat Development and Associated Changes in Infaunal Biodiversity 246
21. Predicting Habitat Change in Poole Harbour Using Aerial Photography 254
22. Poole Harbour European Marine Site 270
Conclusion: Science, Development and Management 274
index 278

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.8.2005
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geophysik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 0-08-046032-1 / 0080460321
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-046032-1 / 9780080460321