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Ecological Processes at Marine Fronts Oases in the ocean /

This book reviews and summarizes the results and hypotheses raised by studies directly or indirectly dealing with the ecology of fronts and aims to identify the themes that connect them to produce a synthesis of this knowledge. Though not immediately perceived the ocean is highly structured and fron...

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Main Authors: Acha, Eduardo Marcelo. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Piola, Alberto. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Iribarne, Oscar. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Mianzan, Hermes. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
Subjects:
Aquatic ecology .
Oceanography.
Landscape ecology.
Climate change.
Ecosystems.
Freshwater & Marine Ecology.
Landscape Ecology.
Climate Change.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15479-4
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Frontal types
  • 3. Biology of fronts
  • 4. Management and conservation of marine life
  • 5. Comparisons of fronts with other boundaries at sea
  • 6. Comparisons of fronts with terrestrial boundaries and the ‘ecotone’ concept
  • 7. Final remarks
  • 8. Conclusions.

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