Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems

Biological-physical Interactions in the Oceans

K. H. Mann, J. R. N. Lazier (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

480 Seiten

1991
Blackwell Science Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-86542-082-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Examines the way in which dynamics of water circulation in oceans affect the biological processes that occur therein. There is material on coastal and tidal patterns, as well as deeper, larger currents. There is also work on the relationship between the oceans and the climate.

---

The book covers the following areas: biology and boundary layers; biology of the mixed layer; the verticled structure of open water; freshwater run off and tidal mixing - life in coastal waters; coastal upwelling areas - producers of sardine and anchovy; fronts in coastal waters - zones of high productivity; tides, tidal mixing and internal waves; ocean basin circulation - the biology of major currents, gyres, mings eddies; variability in ocean circulation - its biological consequences; the oceans and global climate - physical biological aspects; oceans and the future.

Inhalt

Introduction: biological variability in the sea; Biology and boundary layers; Vertical structure of the open ocean: biology of the mixed layer; Vertical structure of coastal waters; Fronts and gyres; Diurnal variability - light; Diurnal variability - tides; The scale of the storm event; Lunar cycles; The seasons; Interannual variability; The ecological concepts; The ecological consequences of human activity.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.6.1991
• Zusatzinfo: 161 illustrations
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 156 x 234 mm
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie
• ISBN-10: 0-86542-082-3 / 0865420823
• ISBN-13: 978-0-86542-082-3 / 9780865420823
• Zustand: Neuware