The Ecology of Poole Harbour.
Title:
The Ecology of Poole Harbour.
Author:
May, V.J.
ISBN:
9780080460321
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (297 pages)
Series:
Proceedings in Marine Science ; v.7
Proceedings in Marine Science
Contents:
front cover -- copyright -- front matter -- table of contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Poole Harbour Study Group -- Contributors -- Introduction: Poole Harbour in Context -- body -- 1. The Geology of Poole Harbour -- 2. Geomorphology of Poole Harbour -- 3. Salinity and Tides in Poole Harbour: Estuary or Lagoon -- 4. The Vegetation of Poole Harbour -- 5. Physical and Ecological Aspects of the Poole Harbour Reedbeds -- 6. History and Ecology of Spartina anglica in Poole Harbour -- 7. Macro-invertebrate Fauna in the Intertidal Mudflats -- 8. Sub-tidal Ecology of Poole Harbour - An Overview -- 9. Zooplankton Distribution in Poole Harbour -- 10. The Important Birds of Poole Harbour: Population Changes Since 1998 -- 11. Otters in Poole Harbour -- 12. Non-native Species in and around Poole Harbour -- 13. The Manila Clam in Poole Harbour -- 14. Ecological Impacts of Sika Deer on Poole Harbour Saltmarshes -- 15. Sika Deer Trampling and Saltmarsh Creek Erosion: Preliminary Investigation -- 16. Marine Fisheries of Poole Harbour -- 17. Ecological Effects of Pump-scoop Dredging for Cockles on the Intertidal Benthic Community -- 18. Water Quality and Pollution Monitoring in Poole Harbour -- 19. Sediment Quality and Benthic Invertebrates in Holes Bay -- 20. Macroalgal Mat Development and Associated Changes in Infaunal Biodiversity -- 21. Predicting Habitat Change in Poole Harbour Using Aerial Photography -- 22. Poole Harbour European Marine Site -- Conclusion: Science, Development and Management -- index.
Abstract:
Poole Harbour's unique combination of physical characteristics provide for a rich and productive ecological community recognised for its internationally significant bird populations and as a haven for the naturalisation of exotic species. But the Harbour is also exceptional in the extent to which it represents in microcosm the world-wide tensions between environment and development. The contrasts are sometimes startling: the narrow Harbour entrance separates an unspoilt natural environment of considerable importance from an urban landscape where property competes with Manhattan and Hong Kong Island in the world-wide table of real estate values. The Harbour serves as a port, fishing ground, a receiver of effluent and increasingly as a playground for the affluent. It also lies above Europe's largest on-shore oil-field. The Ecology of Poole Harbour brings together for the first time expert contributions in such a way as to provide a picture of the ecology of the Harbour system as a whole. It covers all the major habitats from reed beds and salt marshes to the extensive mudflats and unseen sub-tidal regions, while also examining in some detail a wide range of ecological phenomena and issues. * First expert overview of ecology of Poole Harbour as a whole.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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