Eutrophication Processes in Coastal Systems : Origin and Succession of Plankton Blooms and Effects on Secondary Production in Gulf Coast Estuaries /: Origin and Succession of Plankton Blooms and Effects on Secondary Production in Gulf Coast Estuaries. (2000)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robert J. Livingston.
• Authors: Livingston, Robert J
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Series Page; Preface; Author; Acknowledgments; Dedication; Table of Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; I. Eutrophication Processes; II. Aspects of Excessive Nutrient Loading to Estuaries; III. Plankton Response to Nutrient Loading; IV. Phytoplankton Blooms and the HAB Concept; V. Natural History of HABs; VI. Phytoplankton as Indicators of Water Quality; VII. Food Web Response to Nutrient Loading; Chapter 2 Northeast Gulf of Mexico; I. Physiography; II. Regional Geology; III. Climate; A. Temperature; B. Precipitation; C. Wind; IV. River Flow V. TidesVI. Aquatic Habitats; Chapter 3 Primary Study Sites; I. Apalachee Bay (Econ?na and Fenholloway River-Estuaries); II. Apalachicola River and Bay System; III. The Choctawhatchee River and Bay System; IV. The Pensacola River and Bay System; V. The Perdido River and Bay System; Chapter 4 The Perdido Bay System: Eutrophication Processes and Plankton Blooms; I. Introduction; A. The Perdido Bay Study; B. Phytoplankton Bloom Status; II. River Flow Trends; A. Seasonal and Interannual River Flow Patterns; B. Riverine In?uence on Bay Strati?cation and Flushing; III. Nutrient Dynamics A. Nutrient LoadingB. Nutrient Concentration Gradients; C. Nutrient Limitation; IV. Sediment Quality; A. Introduction; B. Physical Characteristics and Liquid Mud; C. Sediment Nutrients; D. Stable Isotope Analyses of Carbon Cycling; E. Toxic Agents; V. Water Quality: Spatial /Temporal Trends; A. Introduction; B. Temperature and Salinity; C. Color, Turbidity, and Secchi Depths; D. Light Distribution and Primary Productivity; E. Dissolved Oxygen, Biochemical Oxygen Demand, and pH; F. Nutrients and Chlorophyll a; VI. Long-Term Phytoplankton Trends in Perdido Bay; A. Introduction B. Chronology of Phytoplankton Trends in Perdido Bay1. 1988 to 1991; 2. 1992 to 1994; 3. 1995 to 1997; 4. 1998 to 1999; C. Bloom Species; D. Long-Term Changes at the Division/Class Level; E. Silica and Diatom Abundance; F. Net Phytoplankton and Zooplankton; G. Whole-Water Phytoplankton; 1. Long-Term Changes in Phytoplankton Distribution; 2. Plankton Response to Nutrient Loading; H. Phytoplankton Blooms and the Benthic Microalgae; I. Phytoplankton Blooms and Water Quality; 1. Introduction; 2. Long-Term Water Quality Trends; 3. Phytoplankton Blooms and Chlorophyll a J. Long-Term Sediment Quality Trends in Perdido BayK. Statistical Analyses of Phytoplankton Distributions; 1. The 1993-1994 Bloom Period; 2. Comparison of Long-Term Trends; Chapter 5 Effects of Blooms on Secondary Production; I. Introduction; II. Baywide Trends of Invertebrates and Fishes; A. Introduction; B. Community Interactions; C. Trophic Organization; 1. Research Approach; 2. Long-Term Trophodynamic Trends; Chapter 6 Comparison of Gulf Coastal Systems; I. Habitat Conditions; II. Salinity Strati?cation and Habitat Deterioration; A. Strati?cation, Dissolved Oxygen, and Sediment Condition
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 577.7/86364; Marine sciences; Aquatic sciences; Botany; Environmental toxicology; Aquatic sciences; Botany; Environmental toxicology; Marine sciences; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482275247; 1482275244
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