Enclosed experimental ecosystems and scale :
Enclosed experimental ecosystems and scale : tools for understanding and managing coastal ecosystems /
edited by John E. Petersen ... [et al.] ; authors, G. Mine Berg ... [et al.] ; science communication by Tracey A. Saxby and Joanna L. Woerner.
- New York, NY : Springer, c2009.
- x, 221 p. : il. (algunas col.) ; 27 cm.
Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice
Introduction. Coastal ecosystems, management, and research ; Concepts of scale in ecology ; Mesocosms and scaling patterns ; Mesocosm studies and the effects of scale -- Designing experimental ecosystem studies. General principles ; Spatial and temporal scaling ; Physical factors : mixing and flow, materials exchange, light, walls, temperature ; Biogeochemical factors ; Physical and ecological complexity ; Biological factors : aquatic grasses, marshes -- Tools for design and analysis of experiments. Statistical considerations ; The world is variable ; Dimensional analysis ; Modeling tools -- Management applications. Nutrient enrichment and aquatic grass restoration ; Tidal marshes, nutrient filtration, and rising sea level ; Nitrogen and phytoplankton blooms ; Biofiltration, water quality, and sediment processes ; Food webs, trophic efficiency, and nutrient enrichment ; Toxicity and bioaccumulation in benthic organisms.
9780387767666 (hbk.) 0387767665 (hbk.) 9780387767680 (pbk.) 0387767681 (pbk.)
Coastal ecology--Research--Methodology.
Biotic communities--Research--Methodology.
Marine ecosystem management--Research--Methodology.
Experimental ecology.
Ecología costera --Investigación--Metodología
Comunidades bióticas--Investigación--Metodología
QH541.5.C65 / E52 2009
Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice
Introduction. Coastal ecosystems, management, and research ; Concepts of scale in ecology ; Mesocosms and scaling patterns ; Mesocosm studies and the effects of scale -- Designing experimental ecosystem studies. General principles ; Spatial and temporal scaling ; Physical factors : mixing and flow, materials exchange, light, walls, temperature ; Biogeochemical factors ; Physical and ecological complexity ; Biological factors : aquatic grasses, marshes -- Tools for design and analysis of experiments. Statistical considerations ; The world is variable ; Dimensional analysis ; Modeling tools -- Management applications. Nutrient enrichment and aquatic grass restoration ; Tidal marshes, nutrient filtration, and rising sea level ; Nitrogen and phytoplankton blooms ; Biofiltration, water quality, and sediment processes ; Food webs, trophic efficiency, and nutrient enrichment ; Toxicity and bioaccumulation in benthic organisms.
9780387767666 (hbk.) 0387767665 (hbk.) 9780387767680 (pbk.) 0387767681 (pbk.)
Coastal ecology--Research--Methodology.
Biotic communities--Research--Methodology.
Marine ecosystem management--Research--Methodology.
Experimental ecology.
Ecología costera --Investigación--Metodología
Comunidades bióticas--Investigación--Metodología
QH541.5.C65 / E52 2009
