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Record Nr.

UNISA996214394103316

Autore

Wolnomiejski Norbert

Titolo

The Szczecin Lagoon edcosystem : the biotic community of the great lagoon and its food web model / / Norbert Wolnomiejski Zbigniew Witek

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Versita, Versita Limited, , 2013

©2013

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Versita discipline: Life Sciences

Disciplina

577.51

Soggetti

Coastal ecology - Szczecin Lagoon (Poland and Germany)

Marine ecology - Szczecin Lagoon (Poland and Germany)

Baltic Coast Environmental conditions

Szczecin Lagoon (Poland and Germany) Environmental conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1. THE GREAT LAGOON BIOTA / Wolnomiejski, Norbert / Witek, Zbigniew -- Part 2. A MODEL OF THE GREAT LAGOON FOOD WEB / Witek, Zbigniew / Wolnomiejski, Norbert -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Great Lagoon is a central part of the Szczecin Lagoon, a major component in the Odra River estuary system. It is also an important European natural heritage site and one of the largest resting places for migratory birds in the Baltic Sea area. The first part of Wolnomiejski's and Witek's book gives a thorough overview of the most up-to-date knowledge of this region, including the assessment of its biological production. Based on these findings authors develop a food web model of the Polish part of the Szczecin Lagoon, identifying a total of 45 trophic-functional components. The model describes a variety of features ranging from the magnitude of consumption, to the amount of unassimilated food and export of individual system components, and serves as an invaluable source, helping researchers to estimate various ecological indicators of The Great Lagoon's ecosystem.