| Description |
x, 221 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction. Coastal ecosystems, management, and research ; Concepts of scale in ecology ; Mesocosms and scaling patterns ; Mesocosm studies and the effects of scale -- Designing experimental ecosystem studies. General principles ; Spatial and temporal scaling ; Physical factors : mixing and flow, materials exchange, light, walls, temperature ; Biogeochemical factors ; Physical and ecological complexity ; Biological factors : aquatic grasses, marshes -- Tools for design and analysis of experiments. Statistical considerations ; The world is variable ; Dimensional analysis ; Modeling tools -- Management applications. Nutrient enrichment and aquatic grass restoration ; Tidal marshes, nutrient filtration, and rising sea level ; Nitrogen and phytoplankton blooms ; Biofiltration, water quality, and sediment processes ; Food webs, trophic efficiency, and nutrient enrichment ; Toxicity and bioaccumulation in benthic organisms |
| Summary |
The environmental challenges now facing humanity, ranging from climate change to urbanization to invasive species to agricultural and industrial pollutants are particularly acute in the coastal zone. Research in this region and in other aquatic ecosystems is complicated by interactions that occur over broad scales of time, space, and ecological complexity. Enclosed experimental ecosystems (mesocosms and microcosms) have become critical research tools because they provide a degree of control not achievable through field experiments. Yet to date, techniques for systematically extrapolating results from small-scale experimental ecosystems to larger, more open, more biodiverse, and more heterogeneous ecosystems in nature have not been well developed. This book is designed to provide scientists, resource managers and students with a comprehensive and practical guide and reference for improving the design and interpretation of research conducted in experimental ecosystems |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available in print |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web |
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Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Biotic communities -- Research -- Methodology.
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Coastal ecology -- Research -- Methodology.
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Experimental ecology.
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Marine ecosystem management -- Research -- Methodology.
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Biota.
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Ecology -- methods.
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Marine Biology -- methods.
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Research Design.
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| Author |
Petersen, John E. (John Edmund)
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| LC no. |
2008940438 |
| ISBN |
0387767665 (hbk.) |
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0387767681 (paperback) |
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9780387767666 (hbk.) |
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9780387767680 (paperback) |
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