The importance and ecological significance of estuaries has been long appreciated. In the last few years, there has been increased research activity,...Dave NedwellDave RaffaelliAlastair Fitter
Diversity, productivity and ecological importance of macrobenthic invertebrates in selected Eastern Cape estuariesWinter, P E DBaird, DWinter, P. E. D. & D. Baird, 1988. Diversity, productivity and ecological importance of macrobenthic invertebrates in selected eastern cape e...
Algal communities in estuaries are the most productive marine communities, while open ocean communities are usually far less productive. The efficiency with which various animals ingest and assimilate the plants and the structure of the trophic web determine the secondary productivity (production of ...
Ecological Economics of Estuaries and Coasts M.van den Belt, ...J.Farley, inTreatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science, 2011 12.03.4.1Ecological Indicators Ecological indicatorsare measures of key ecosystem properties reflecting changes in ESs and can provide information on the direction and possible ...
However, species do not exist in a single-species vacuum in their natural environments. For example, a fish population is impacted by the availability of food, the level of predation, and the prevailing environmental conditions, among many other factors. In addition, that fish species, in turn...
The Design of Sampling Transects for Characterizing Water Quality in Estuaries The high spatial variability of estuaries poses a challenge for characterizing estuarine water quality. This problem was examined by conducting monthly hig... AD Jassby,BE Cole,JE Cloern - 《Estuarine Coastal & Shelf Scie...
Additionally, genetically related populations were found in offshore zooplankton and in estuaries dispersed along 1500 km. This finding suggests that zooplankton may operate as a vehicle for oceanic dispersal of V. parahaemolyticus populations, connecting distant regions and habitats, and thereby producing...
We were partic- ularly interested in examining the density and size distribution of each host species in distinct reef envi- ronments, and the degree to which these traits varied on a seasonal basis. Our aim was to assess the rela- tive importance of these anemone species in provid- ing ...
Starting with an evaluation of the importance of different ecosystem services for Germany and an analysis of existing monitoring systems, we define suitable indicators for mapping ecosystem services nationwide. We demonstrate how both the supply of and demand for ecosystem services can be mapped with ...
Three environmental variables (mean temperature of the coldest month, mangrove area and mean annual precipitation) and distance between estuaries explained 44.8 and 16.3%, respectively, of the regional-scale variability in the species relative biomass. At the local scale, the importance of environmental...