Aquatic Food Webs Belgrano, Andrea; Scharler, Ursula M; Dunne, Jennifer ...
04/2005
eBook
This book provides a synthesis of theoretical and empirical food web research. Whether they are binary systems or weighted networks, food webs are of particular interest to ecologists by providing a ...macroscopic view of ecosystems. They describe interactions between species and their environment, and subsequent advances in the understanding of their structure, function, and dynamics are of vital importance to ecosystem management and conservation. This book covers issues of structure, function, scaling, complexity, and stability in the contexts of conservation, fisheries, and climate. Although the focus of this volume is upon aquatic food webs (where many of the recent advances have been made), many other issues are addressed.
The Ecology of Sandy Shores provides the students and researchers with a one- volume resource for understanding the conservation and management of the sandy shore ecosystem. Covering all beach types, ...and addressing issues from the behavioral and physiological adaptations of the biota to exploring the effects of pollution and the impact of man's activities, this book should become the standard reference for those interested in Sandy Shore study, management and preservation. * More than 25% expanded from the previous edition * Three entirely new chapters: Energetics and Nutrient Cycling, Turtles and Terrestrial Vertebrates, and Benthic Macrofauna Populations * New sections on the interstitial environment, seagrasses, human impacts and coastal zone management * Examples drawn from virtually all parts of the world, considering all beach types from the most exposed to the most sheltered
Aquatic ecosystems are rich in biodiversity and home to a diverse array of species and habitats, providing a wide variety of benefits to human beings. Many of these valuable ecosystems are at risk of ...being irreversibly damaged by human activities and pressures, including pollution, contamination, invasive species, overfishing and climate change. Such pressures threaten the sustainability of these ecosystems, their provision of ecosystem services and ultimately human well-being. Ecosystem-based management (EBM) is now widely considered the most promising paradigm for balancing sustainable development and biodiversity protection, and various international strategies and conventions have championed the EBM cause and the inclusion of ecosystem services in decision-making. This open access book introduces the essential concepts and principles required to implement ecosystem-based management, detailing tools and techniques, and describing the application of these concepts and tools to a broad range of aquatic ecosystems, from the shores of Lough Erne in Northern Ireland to the estuaries of the US Pacific Northwest and the tropical Mekong Delta.
Objetivou-se caracterizar a estrutura da comunidade fitoplanctônica bem como as principais variáveis abióticas do estuário do rio Apodi-Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil. Foram realizadas coletas ...mensais durante as marés altas de sizígia e análises de variáveis abióticas e bióticas de julho de2004 aagosto de 2005 em três pontos (foz, estuário médio e estuário superior). Foram calculadas as médias para cada estação de coleta e período sazonal, além dos atributos de comunidade: riqueza, diversidade e equitabilidade. Para a identificação dos principais fatores responsáveis pela variância dos dados foi realizada a Análise de Componentes Principais, as variações na abundância fitoplanctônica, por sua vez, foram avaliadas usando a Análise de Correspondência e a Análise de Correspondência Canônica. O estuário do rio Apodi-Mossoró é um ecossistema tropical e estável termicamente, influenciado pela sazonalidade dos períodos de estiagem e chuvas. Seu regime de salinidade predominante é o euhalino, podendo variar entre oligohalino e hipersalino em função do balanço hídrico, além disso, seu pH é predominantemente alcalino. Este ambiente pode ser considerado oligotrófico e bem oxigenado. A comunidade fitoplanctônica do estuário esteve composta por 109 táxons infragenéricos, pertencentes a cinco grupos distintos, com Bacilallariophyta apresentando maior contribuição, tanto no aspecto qualitativo (62%) como quantitativo (74%). A riqueza, bem como a diversidade, foi superior em 2004, assim como no período de estiagem, apresentando tendência de diminuição conforme o afastamento da foz e, segundo os atributos de comunidade, esta é de elevada riqueza e bem distribuída, porém, de baixa diversidade. Composition of the phytoplankton community in the Apodi-Mossoró River estuary, Brazilian semi-arid Abstract: The objective was to characterize the structure of the phytoplankton community as well as the main abiotic variables of the Apodi-Mossoró estuary, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Monthly collections were carried out during high tides of syzygy and analyzes of abiotic and biotic variables from July 2004 to August 2005 in three points (estuary, middle estuary and upper estuary). The means were calculated for each collection season and seasonal period, in addition to the community attributes: richness, diversity and equitability. For the identification of the main factors responsible for the data variance, the Principal Component Analysis was performed and the variations in the phytoplankton abundance were evaluated using the Correspondence Analysis and Canonical-Correlation Analysis. The Apodi-Mossoró River estuary is a thermally stable tropical ecosystem, influenced by the seasonality of drought and rainy periods. Its predominant salinity regime is euhaline, which can vary from oligohaline to hypersaline as a function of water balance, and its pH is predominantly alkaline. This environment can be considered oligotrophic and well oxygenated. The phytoplankton community of the estuary consisted of 109 infrageneric taxa, belonging to five distinct groups, with Bacilallariophyta showing the greatest contribution, both in the qualitative aspect (62%) and in the quantitative aspect (74%). Wealth and diversity were higher in 2004, as well as in the dry season, with decreasing trends depending on the distance from the mouth, and according to community attributes, this richness is well distributed but low in diversity.
Objetivou-se caracterizar a estrutura da comunidade fitoplanctônica bem como as principais variáveis abióticas do estuário do rio Apodi-Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil. Foram realizadas coletas ...mensais durante as marés altas de sizígia e análises de variáveis abióticas e bióticas de julho de2004 aagosto de 2005 em três pontos (foz, estuário médio e estuário superior). Foram calculadas as médias para cada estação de coleta e período sazonal, além dos atributos de comunidade: riqueza, diversidade e equitabilidade. Para a identificação dos principais fatores responsáveis pela variância dos dados foi realizada a Análise de Componentes Principais, as variações na abundância fitoplanctônica, por sua vez, foram avaliadas usando a Análise de Correspondência e a Análise de Correspondência Canônica. O estuário do rio Apodi-Mossoró é um ecossistema tropical e estável termicamente, influenciado pela sazonalidade dos períodos de estiagem e chuvas. Seu regime de salinidade predominante é o euhalino, podendo variar entre oligohalino e hipersalino em função do balanço hídrico, além disso, seu pH é predominantemente alcalino. Este ambiente pode ser considerado oligotrófico e bem oxigenado. A comunidade fitoplanctônica do estuário esteve composta por 109 táxons infragenéricos, pertencentes a cinco grupos distintos, com Bacilallariophyta apresentando maior contribuição, tanto no aspecto qualitativo (62%) como quantitativo (74%). A riqueza, bem como a diversidade, foi superior em 2004, assim como no período de estiagem, apresentando tendência de diminuição conforme o afastamento da foz e, segundo os atributos de comunidade, esta é de elevada riqueza e bem distribuída, porém, de baixa diversidade.
Composition of the phytoplankton community in the Apodi-Mossoró River estuary, Brazilian semi-arid
Abstract: The objective was to characterize the structure of the phytoplankton community as well as the main abiotic variables of the Apodi-Mossoró estuary, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Monthly collections were carried out during high tides of syzygy and analyzes of abiotic and biotic variables from July 2004 to August 2005 in three points (estuary, middle estuary and upper estuary). The means were calculated for each collection season and seasonal period, in addition to the community attributes: richness, diversity and equitability. For the identification of the main factors responsible for the data variance, the Principal Component Analysis was performed and the variations in the phytoplankton abundance were evaluated using the Correspondence Analysis and Canonical-Correlation Analysis. The Apodi-Mossoró River estuary is a thermally stable tropical ecosystem, influenced by the seasonality of drought and rainy periods. Its predominant salinity regime is euhaline, which can vary from oligohaline to hypersaline as a function of water balance, and its pH is predominantly alkaline. This environment can be considered oligotrophic and well oxygenated. The phytoplankton community of the estuary consisted of 109 infrageneric taxa, belonging to five distinct groups, with Bacilallariophyta showing the greatest contribution, both in the qualitative aspect (62%) and in the quantitative aspect (74%). Wealth and diversity were higher in 2004, as well as in the dry season, with decreasing trends depending on the distance from the mouth, and according to community attributes, this richness is well distributed but low in diversity.
