Estuarine Nutrient Cycling: The Influence of Primary Producers

The Fate of Nutrients and Biomass

Søren Laurentius Nielsen, Gary T. Banta, Morten Foldager Pedersen (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

303 Seiten

2005
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4020-2638-6 (ISBN)

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It is a well-known fact that eutrophication of coastal waters causes significant changes in the species composition of the primary producers. Usually a shift from an ecosystem dominated by sea grasses or large brown algae to an ecosystem dominated by fast-growing green algae or phytoplankton is observed. While this shift has been documented in a number of research papers and books, the consequences of this shift are less well known. This book focuses on the consequences of such changes for nutrient cycling.

The aim is to investigate how different types of primary producers influence nutrient cycling in coastal marine waters, and how nutrient cycling changes qualitatively and quantitatively as a consequence of the changes in the primary producer community caused by eutrophication. The various chapters address specific ecological processes such as grazing, decomposition, burial and export of biomass from the ecosystem. The book is intended for researchers and professionals working in the field of coastal marine ecology and estuarine ecology and for advanced students in this field.

Interactions Between Vegetation And Nutrient Dynamics In Coastal Marine Ecosystems: An Introduction.- Estuarine Primary Producers.- Effects Of Nutrient Loading On Shallow Seagrass-Dominated Coastal Systems: Patterns And Processes.- Plant Bound Nutrient Transport. Mass Transport In Estuaries And Lagoons.- Grazing On Pelagic Primary Producers – The Role Of Benthic Suspension Feeders In Estuaries.- Grazing On Benthic Primary Producers.- Decomposition Of Marine Primary Producers: Consequences For Nutrient Recycling And Retention In Coastal Ecosystems.- Burial Of Nutrient In Coastal Sediments: The Role Of Primary Producers.- The Importance Of Primary Producers For Benthic Nitrogen And Phosphorus Cycling.- Denitrification.- Attempting A Synthesis – Plant/Nutrient Interactions.

Reihe/Serie	Aquatic Ecology Series ; 2
Zusatzinfo	XVII, 303 p.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	210 x 297 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
ISBN-10	1-4020-2638-2 / 1402026382
ISBN-13	978-1-4020-2638-6 / 9781402026386
Zustand	Neuware