| Main Title |
Enclosed Experimental Ecosystems and Scale Tools for Understanding and Managing Coastal Ecosystems / [electronic resource] : |
| Type |
EBOOK |
| Author |
Petersen, John E.
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| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Springer US, |
| Year Published |
2009 |
| Call Number |
QH540-549.5 |
| ISBN |
9780387767673 |
| Subjects |
Life sciences ;
Endangered ecosystems ;
Aquatic biology ;
Ecology ;
Environmental management ;
Nature Conservation
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| Internet Access |
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| Collation |
X, 222p. 496 illus., 248 illus. in color. online resource. |
| Notes |
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
| Contents Notes |
Preface -- Introduction and Background: Coastal ecosystems, management, and research -- Concepts of scale in ecology -- Mesocosms and scaling patterns -- Using mesocosms to study the effects of scale -- Designing Experimental Ecosystem Studies: General principles -- Temporal and spatial scaling -- Mixing and flow -- Materials exchange -- Light -- Walls -- Temperature -- Physical and biological complexity -- Aquatic grasses -- Marshes -- Sediments -- Chemistry -- Tools for Design and Analysis of Experiments: The world is variable -- Dimensional analysis -- Modeling tools -- Applications: Benthic organisms -- Nutrient enrichment and trophic efficiency -- Aquatic grasses, nutrients, and suspended sediments -- Index. The environmental challenges now facing humanity, ranging from climate change to urbanization to invasive species to agricultural and industrial pollutants are particularly acute in the coastal zone. Research in this region and in other aquatic ecosystems is complicated by interactions that occur over broad scales of time, space, and ecological complexity. Enclosed experimental ecosystems (mesocosms and microcosms) have become critical research tools because they provide a degree of control not achievable through field experiments. Yet to date, techniques for systematically extrapolating results from small-scale experimental ecosystems to larger, more open, more biodiverse, and more heterogeneous ecosystems in nature have not been well developed. This book is designed to provide scientists, resource managers and students with a comprehensive and practical guide and reference for improving the design and interpretation of research conducted in experimental ecosystems. |
| Place Published |
New York, NY |
| Corporate Au Added Ent |
SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Alternate Title |
With contributions by numerous experts |
| Host Item Entry |
Springer eBooks |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2009 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
computer |
| Content |
text |
| Carrier |
online resource |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20130726224751 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
SPRINGER |
| Type |
EBOOK |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
03709nam a22005775i 45 |
