Ecological comparisons of sedimentary shores
Part of: Heldmaier, G. et al. (Ed.) Ecological Studies. Springer: Heidelberg; Berlin. ISSN 0070-8356; e-ISSN 2196-971X, more
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| Keywords |
Biota > Flora
Characteristics > Diversity
Coastal
Communities > Aquatic communities > Benthos
Disciplines > Physics > Mechanics > Dynamics
Ecosystems
Food chains
Mollusc
Nutrients
Oceanography > Aquatic environment > Marine areas
Organisms > Eukaryotes > Animals > Chordata > Vertebrates > Birds
Organisms > Eukaryotes > Animals > Invertebrates
Population dynamics
Production
Sediment
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract |
Sedimentary coasts with their unique forms of life and productive ecosystems are one of the most threatened parts of the biosphere.This volume analyzes and compares ecological structures and processes at sandy beaches, tidal mudflats and in shallow coastal waters all around the world. Analyses of local processes are paired with comparisons between distant shores, across latitudinal gradients or between separate biogeographic provinces. Emphasis is given to suspension feeders in coastal mud and sand, to biogenic stabilizations and disturbances in coastal sediments, to seagrass beds and faunal assemblages across latitudes and oceans, to recovery dynamics in benthic communities, shorebird predation, and to experimental approaches to the biota of sedimentary shores. |
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