Ecology of Marine Ports of the Black and Azov Sea Basin

• Main Authors: Vinogradov, A. K. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Bogatova, Yu. I. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Synegub, I. A. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Aquatic ecology .; Environmental chemistry.; Marine sciences.; Freshwater.; Hydrology.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Environmental Chemistry.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.; Hydrology/Water Resources.

This work examines the waters of marine ports as unique integrated aquatic ecosystems. It regards marine ports as entities comprising components of natural and anthropogenic origin, including pelagic, periphytal and benthal subsystems. Using selected Black and Azov Sea ports as examples, the book di...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Main characteristics of  marine ports of the northern coast of the Black and Azov seas and their access channels
• Pelagic zone subsystem of the marine ports aquatories
• Periphytal zone subsystem of the marine ports aquatories
• Benthal zone subsystem of the marine ports aquatories
• Main structure and main peculiarities of functioning of the marine ports aquatories ecosystems
• Conclusions.