04668nam 2200625Ia 450 991046543170332120200520144314.01-61122-492-6(CKB)2560000000068006(EBL)3018183(SSID)ssj0000417150(PQKBManifestationID)11290793(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000417150(PQKBWorkID)10436513(PQKB)10466699(MiAaPQ)EBC3018183(Au-PeEL)EBL3018183(CaPaEBR)ebr10659105(OCoLC)923657608(EXLCZ)99256000000006800620091119d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEstuaries[electronic resource] types, movement patterns and climatical impacts /editors, Julian R. Crane and Ashton E. SolomonHauppauge, N.Y. Nova Science Publishers20091 online resource (349 p.)Environmental science, engineering and technology seriesIncludes index.1-60876-859-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.""ESTUARIES: TYPES, MOVEMENT PATTERNS AND CLIMATICAL IMPACTS ""; ""ESTUARIES: TYPES, MOVEMENT PATTERNS AND CLIMATICAL IMPACTS ""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE ""; ""ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING OF TEMPORARILY OPEN/CLOSED ESTUARIES IN SOUTH AFRICA ""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""1. HYDRODYNAMICS & SEDIMENTOLOGY ""; ""1.1. Catchment Processes ""; ""1.2. Coastal Processes ""; ""1.3. Estuarine Processes ""; ""2. PHYSICO-CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT ""; ""2.1 Temperature ""; ""2.2 Salinity ""; ""2.3 Irradiance ""; ""2.4 Dissolved Oxygen ""; ""2.5 Inorganic Nutrients ""; ""3. PRIMARY PRODUCERS """"3.1 Phytoplankton """"3.2 Microphytobenthos ""; ""3.3 Macrophytes ""; ""4. CONSUMERS & TOP PREDATORS ""; ""4.1 Zooplankton ""; ""4.2 Meiofauna ""; ""4.3 Macrobenthos ""; ""4.4 Fish ""; ""4.5 Birds ""; ""5. THE FUTURE OF TOCES ""; ""5.1 Catchment and Flow Management ""; ""5.2 Artificial Breaching ""; ""5.3 Flood Plain Encroachment ""; ""5.4 Sand Mining Operations ""; ""5.5 Exploitation of Bioresources and Recreational Activities ""; ""5.6 Cultural Eutrophication ""; ""5.7 Climate Change Impacts ""; ""CONCLUSION ""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ""; ""REFERENCES """"PALEOECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF DIATOMS IN ARGENTINEAN ESTUARIES: WHAT DO THEY TELL US ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT?""""ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""DO ESTUARINE DIATOMS RELIABLY REFLECT ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS? ""; ""HOW MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT ECOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS OF ESTUARINE DIATOMS DO WE HAVE? ""; ""Rio De La Plata Estuary ""; ""Mar Chiquita Coastal Lagoon ""; ""Quequen Grande Estuary ""; ""Quequen Salado Estuary ""; ""Baha Blanca Estuary ""; ""Estuaries from Patagonia and Tierra Del Fuego """"HOW CAN RESEARCHERS IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF DIATOM-BASED PALEOENVIRONMENTAL INFERENCES IN COASTAL SETTINGS OF ARGENTINA? """"CONCLUSIONS ""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""APPENDIX I ""; ""APPENDIX II ""; ""ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS IN A PROTECTED ESTUARY (AMVRAKIKOS GULF, GREECE): BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS AND CONTAMINANT LEVELS IN SENTINEL SPECIES ""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""AREA DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND ""; ""MATERIALS AND METHODS ""; ""Sampling ""; ""ANALYTICAL METHODS ""; ""Condition Index""; ""Chemical Analyses ""; ""Chlorinated compounds ""; ""Heavy metals """"Biomarkers """"Scope for growth ""; ""Acetylcholinesterase ""; ""Metallothionein""; ""Glutathione peroxidase ""; ""Microtox Bioassay ""; ""Statistical Analysis ""; ""RESULTS""; ""Condition Index ""; ""Contaminant Levels in the Mussel Tissues ""; ""Chlorinated compounds ""; ""Heavy metals ""; ""Biomarkers ""; ""SFG ""; ""Microtox Bioassay ""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""CONCLUSION ""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ""; ""REFERENCES """"SANTOS AND SÃO VICENTE ESTUARINE SYSTEM: CONTAMINATION BY CHLOROPHENOLS, ANAEROBIC DIVERSITY OF DEGRADERS UNDER METHANOGENIC CONDITION AND POTENTIAL APPLICATION FOR EX-SITU BIOREMEDIATION IN ANAEROBIC REACTOR ""Environmental Science, Engineering and TechnologyEstuariesEstuarine ecologyElectronic books.Estuaries.Estuarine ecology.551.46/18Crane Julian R963975Solomon Ashton E963976MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465431703321Estuaries2186100UNINA