Ecological Studies in the Coastal Waters of Mauritania Proceedings of a Symposium held at Leiden, The Netherlands 25–27 March 1991

Ecological Studies in the Coastal Waters of Mauritania Proceedings of a Symposium held at Leiden, The Netherlands 25–27 March 1991 / edited by W.J. Wolff, J. van der Land, P.H. Nienhuis, P.A.W.J. de Wilde.

This volume on the ecology of Mauritanian coastal waters and in particular the Banc d'Arguin, allows us to understand the functioning of this remarkable coastal wetland. Major questions concern the interaction between the Banc d'Arguin ecosystem on the one hand and the adjoining systems of...

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Other Authors: Wolff, W.J (Editor), van der Land, J. (Editor), Nienhuis, P.H (Editor), de Wilde, P.A.W.J (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1993.
Edition:1st ed. 1993.
Series:Developments in Hydrobiology ; 86
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Subjects:
Ecology .
Aquatic ecology .
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Table of Contents:
  • Hydrology and underwater climate of the Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania: a review
  • Wind, surface water temperature, surface salinity and pollution in the area of the Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania
  • Hydrographieal observations west of the Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania, in May
  • Remote sensing of sea surface and coastal features in the area of the Golfe d’Arguin, Mauritania
  • Heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd) in sediment, Zooplankton and epibenthic invertebrates from the area of the continental slope of the Banc d’Arguin (Mauritania)
  • Leaf dynamics and standing stocks of intertidal Zostera noltii Hornern, and Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Ascherson on the Banc d’Arguin (Mauritania)
  • Periphyton density and shading in relation to tidal depth and fiddler crab activity in intertidal seagrass beds of the Banc d’Arguin (Mauritania)
  • Primary production and distribution of phytopigments in the water column and sediments on the upwelling shelf off the Mauritanian coast (Northwest Africa)
  • Distribution of sponges on the Mauritanian continental shelf
  • The benthic infauna and benthic respiration off the Banc d’Arguin (Mauritania, Northwest Africa)
  • Patterns in pelagic and benthic nanoflagellate densities in the coastal upwelling system along the Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania
  • Zooplankton distribution in the coastal upwelling system along the Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania
  • Biomass of macrobenthic tidal flat fauna of the Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania
  • The trawlfauna of the Mauritanian shelf (Northwest Africa): density, species composition, and biomass
  • Food items of the grey mullet Mugil cephalus in the Banc d’Arguin area (Mauritania)
  • The distribution and abundance of young fish on the Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania
  • Seabirds in the shelf edge waters bordering the Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania, in May
  • The functioning of the ecosystem of the Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania: a review.

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