Dynamics of marine ecosystems : biological-physical interactions in the oceans
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Dynamics of marine ecosystems : biological-physical interactions in the oceans
Blackwell Scientific Publications, c1996
2nd ed
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University Library for Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo講座
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Bibliographical references: p. 363-387
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The new edition of this widely respected text provides comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the effects of biological - physical interactions in the oceans from the microscopic to the global scale. Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems considers the influence of physical forcing on biological processes in a wide range of marine habitats including coastal estuaries, shelf-break fronts, major ocean gyres, coral reefs, coastal upwelling areas, and the equatorial upwelling system. The third edition of Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems fully considers recent significant developments in this rapidly advancing field. Of particular note is new research suggesting that long-term variability in the global atmospheric circulation affects the circulation of ocean basins, which in turn brings about major changes in fish stocks. This discovery opens up the exciting possibility of being able to predict major changes in global fish stocks. Written in an accessible, lucid style, Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems is essential reading for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students studying marine ecology and biological oceanography.
Table of Contents
PrefaceMarine Ecology Comes of AgePart I: Processes on a Scale of less than 1 Kilometre:Biology and Boundary LayersVertical Structure of the Open Ocean: Biology of the Mixed LayerVertical Structure in Coastal Waters: Freshwater Run-off and Tidal MixingPart II: Processes on a Scale of 1-1000 Kilometres:Vertical Structure in Coastal WatersCoastal Upwelling RegionFronts in Coastal WatersTides, Tidal Mixing and Internal WavesPart III: Processes on a Scale of Thousands of Kilometres:Ocean Basin Circulation: the Biology of Major Currents, Gyres, Rings and EddiesVariability in Ocean Circulation: its Biological ConsequencesThe Oceans and Global Climate Change: Physical and Biological AspectsPart IV: Discussion and Conclusions:Questions for the FutureAppendixReferencesIndex
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