Enclosed Experimental Ecosystems and Scale Tools for Understanding and Managing Coastal Ecosystems /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Petersen, John E. (Editor), Kennedy, Victor S. (Editor), Dennison, William C. (Editor), Kemp, W. Michael (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer US, 2009.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Coasts.; Ecology.; Ecosystems.; Aquatic ecology.; Environmental management.; Life Sciences.; Theoretical Ecology/Statistics.; Coastal Sciences.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Environmental Management.

The environmental challenges now facing humanity, ranging from climate change to urbanization to invasive species to agricultural and industrial pollutants are particularly acute in the coastal zone. Research in this region and in other aquatic ecosystems is complicated by interactions that occur ov...