Mudflat Ecology

Mudflat Ecology edited by Peter G. Beninger.

Intertidal mudflats are distinct, highly-productive marine habitats which provide important ecosystem services to the land-sea interface. In contrast to other marine habitats, and despite a large body of primary scientific literature, no comprehensive synthesis exists, such that the scattered knowle...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Beninger, Peter G. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Aquatic Ecology Series ; 7
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Ecosystems.
Aquatic ecology .
Biodiversity.
Applied ecology.
Marine sciences.
Freshwater.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Mudflat Basics
  • Geological, Physical and Chemical Foundations
  • Microbiota – The Living Foundation
  • Microphytobenthic Biofilms: Composition and Interactions
  • Meiofauna – An Inconspicuous but Important Player in Mudflat Ecology
  • The Upper Living Levels: Invertebrate Macrofauna
  • Bivalve Chemosymbioses on Mudflats
  • Sedimentary and Biological Patterns on Mudflats
  • Ecology of Parasites in Mudflat Ecosystems
  • Mudflat Ecosystem Engineers and Services
  • Biological Invasions of Mudflats
  • Shorebirds as Integrators and Indicators of Mudflat Ecology
  • Mudflat Fishing
  • Mudflat Aquaculture
  • Quantitative Considerations in Mudflat Ecology.

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