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9780849311109

Trophic Organization in Coastal Systems

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  • ISBN13:

    9780849311109

  • ISBN10:

    0849311101

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2002-12-23
  • Publisher: CRC Press

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Trophic Organization in Coastal Systems is a comprehensive study of what is known about one of the most important processes in marine science: the response of trophic organization to the eutrophication process and how nutrient loading via human activities affects marine systems. Based upon 70 field-years of data in 10 coastal systems, it gives a detailed account of the long-term response of a series of coastal food webs to variables such as nutrient loading. Integrating original data with results from the scientific literature and presenting more than 100 tables and figures, the book advances understanding of how coastal food webs work.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
Food Webs and the Ecosystem Paradigm
Trophodynamic Aspects of Ecosystem Processes
Food Web Ecology in Coastal Systems
Trophic Studies in the NE Gulf of Mexico
THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO
Background
Drainage Basins
Coastal Habitats
Estuarine/Coastal Systems of the NE Gulf
Perdido Bay System
Pensacola Bay System
Choctawhatchee Bay System
Apalachicola Bay System
Apalachee Bay System
LONG-TERM STUDIES: NE GULF OF MEXICO
Field Programs
TROPHIC ORGANIZATION IN GULF COASTAL SYSTEMS
Approaches to the Study of Trophodynamics
Field Collections
The Trophic Unit
Feeding Variability
Spatial Features of Trophic Response
Temporal Features of Trophic Response
Inadequacy of Species-level Designations in Ecological Studies
Trophic Level Designations
Trophic Unit Transformation
STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS OF TROPHIC ORGANIZATION
Infaunal Macroinvertebrates
Descriptive Field Data
Habitat Changes
Spatial Variation
Temporal Variation
Predation experiments
Physical Habitat Changes, Predation, and Food Web Relationships
Effects of Toxic Agents on Trophic Relationships
Long-Term Changes of Trophic Organization
Habitat Background
Biological Trends
Trophic Relationships
Dynamic Regression Models
Long-Term Trends
COASTAL PHYTOPLANKTON ORGANIZATION
Freshwater Runoff and Primary Production
The Perdido Drainage System
Seasonal and Interannual River Flow Patterns
Nutrient Loading
Nutrient Concentration Gradients
Nutrient Limitation
Sediment/Water Quality
Phytoplankton Changes in Perdido Bay
Phytoplankton Changes in Wolf Bay
FOOD WEB RESPONSE TO PLANKTON BLOOMS
Introduction
Habitat Trends in Perdido Bay
Biomass Distribution and Species Richness
Trophic Organization
Future Analytical Directions
COMPARATIVE ASPECTS OF TROPHIC ORGANIZATION
Overfishing and Pollution in the NE Gulf
Spatial Distribution of Food Web Components
Spatial Patterns of Primary Productivity
Herbivores
Omnivores
C1 Carnivores
C2 Carnivores
C3 Carnivores
Comparative Aspects of Trophic Organization
Temporal Distribution of Trophic Units
Baywide Trends of Invertebrates and Fishes
Trophic Indices
REGULATION AND FOOD WEB FACTORS
Pulp Mill Effluents and Food Web Dynamics (Apalachee Bay)
Phytoplankton Organization in Apalachee Bay, Florida
Mercury in the Penobscot River-Estuary, Maine
Scientific Literature
Food Web Dynamics of Mercury in the Penobscot System
TROPHIC ORGANIZATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Resource Management: the Promise and the Reality
The Apalachicola Experiment
Freshwater Flows and the Apalachicola Resource
Planning and Management Initiatives in the Apalachicola System
ECOSYSTEM STUDIES: APPROACHES AND METHODS
Ecosystem Research vs. Patch-Quilt Ecology
An Alternate Approach to Ecosystem Studies
Tier 1: Establishment of Research Goals
Tier 2: Development of the Research Programs
Tier 3: Development of Resource Management Programs
Tier 4: Review of Research Activities
Tier 5: Comparison with Other Systems
Tier 6: Development of a Resource Management Program
Tier 7: Application of Research Activities to Education
CONCLUSIONS
SUMMARY OF RESULTS
APPENDIX I: Field/Laboratory Methods Used for the CARRMA Studies (1971 - 2002)
APPENDIX II: Trophic Organization of Infaunal and Epibenthic Macroinvertebrates and Fishes
APPENDIX III: Statistical Analysis Used in the Long-Term Studies of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico (1971 - 2002)
INDEX

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