Upwelling Systems of the World A Scientific Journey to the Most Productive Marine Ecosystems /

• Main Authors: Kämpf, Jochen (Author), Chapman, Piers (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Environment.; Oceanography.; Coasts.; Ecosystems.; Marine sciences.; Freshwater.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.; Coastal Sciences.

Upwelling systems are special places in the oceans where nutrient-enriched water is brought into the euphotic zone to fuel phytoplankton blooms that, via marine food-web interactions, create the world’s richest fish resources. This book introduces the reader to the interdisciplinary science of upwel...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Preliminaries
• Chapter 2. The Functioning of Coastal Upwelling Systems
• Chapter 3. Large-Scale Setting, Natural Variability and Human Influences
• Chapter 4. The California Current Upwelling System
• Chapter 5 The Peru-Chile Coastal Upwelling System
• Chapter 6. The Canary/Iberia Current Upwelling System
• Chapter 7. The Benguela Current Upwelling System
• Chapter 8. Seasonal Wind-driven Coastal Upwelling Systems
• Chapter 9. Other Important Upwelling Systems
• Chapter 10. Comparison, Enigmas and Future Research.