Pelagic Nutrient Cycles Herbivores as Sources and Sinks
While ecology is one of the scientific disiplines that most clearly belongs to ''basic research", it also strives to serve as a predictive tool for management. Outstanding examples of predictive ecology are Vollenweider's models on the relationship between phosphorus load and wat...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1997, 1997
|
| Edition: | 1st ed. 1997 |
| Series: | Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | |
| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 The Eutrophication Problem in Temperate Lakes: Practical Aspects and Theoretical Ramifications
- 2 The Biogeochemical Theatre — Phosphorus Cycling and Phosphorus Household in Lakes
- 3 Algae and Nutrients: Uptake and Utilization of Limiting Nutrients in Generalized Phytoplankton Species
- 4 Herbivores and Algae: Food Utilization, Growth and Reproduction in Generalist Filter Feeders
- 5 Nutrients, Algae and Herbivores — the Paradox of Enrichment Revisited
- 6 Approaching Planktonic Food Webs: Competition, Coexistence, and Chaos
- 7 Grazers as Sources and Sinks for Nutrients: Conclusions, Limitations, and Speculations
- 8 References
- A Appendices