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Biological Oceanography of the Baltic Sea /

This is the first comprehensive science-based textbook on the biology and ecology of the Baltic Sea, one of the world s largest brackish water bodies. The aim of this book is to provide students and other readers with knowledge about the conditions for life in brackish water, the functioning of the...

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Corporate Authors: SpringerLink Online service
Group Author: Snoeijs-Leijonmalm, Pauline; Schubert, Hendrik; Radziejewska, Teresa
Published: Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
Publisher Address: Dordrecht :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Environment
Biodiversity
Ecosystems
Aquatic ecology
Community ecology, Biotic
Marine sciences
Freshwater
Marine & Freshwater Sciences
Freshwater & Marine Ecology
Community & Population Ecology
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0668-2
Summary: This is the first comprehensive science-based textbook on the biology and ecology of the Baltic Sea, one of the world s largest brackish water bodies. The aim of this book is to provide students and other readers with knowledge about the conditions for life in brackish water, the functioning of the Baltic Sea ecosystem and its environmental problems and management. It highlights biological variation along the unique environmental gradients of the brackish Baltic Sea Area (the Baltic Sea, Belt Sea and Kattegat), especially those in salinity and climate. The first part of the book presents the
Carrier Form: 1 online resource(XXXI,683pages): illustrations
ISBN: 9789400706682
Index Number: QH541
CLC: P74
Contents: PART I: The Baltic Sea environment -- Chapter 1: Brackish water as an environment -- Chapter 2: Why is the Baltic Sea so special to live in? -- PART II: Ecological processes in the Baltic Sea -- Chapter 3: Biogeochemical cycles -- Chapter 4: Patterns of biodiversity -- Chapter 5: Biological invasions -- Chapter 6: Genetic diversity and evolution -- Chapter 7: Physiological adaptations -- PART III: Subsystems of the Baltic Sea ecosystem -- Chapter 8: The pelagic food web -- Chapter 9: Life associated with Baltic Sea ice -- Chapter 10: Deep soft seabeds -- Chapter 11: The phytobenthic zone --

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