The Ecology of a Salt Marsh
Ecologists have two long-standing ways to study large ecosystems such as lakes, forests, and salt-marsh estuaries. In the first, which G. E. Hutchinson has called the holological approach, the whole ecosystem is first studied as a "black box," and its components are investigated as needed....
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
1981, 1981
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1981 |
| Series: | Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Ecosystem Structure and function
- 1. Ecology of Salt Marshes: An Introduction
- 2. The Physical and Chemical Environment
- Salt Marsh Populations
- 3. Primary Production
- 4. Aquatic Macroconsumers
- 5. Grazers on Spartina and Their Predators
- 6. Aerobic Microbes and Meiofauna
- 7. Anaerobic Respiration and Fermentation
- The Salt Marsh Ecosystem
- 8. The Cycles of Nitrogen and Phosphorus
- 9. A Model View of the Marsh
- 10. The Salt-Marsh Ecosystem: A Synthesis
- References