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Author:   Martin J. Attrill
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.421kg
ISBN:  

9781461346715

ISBN 10:   1461346711
Pages:   254
Publication Date:   14 September 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 1.1 The Thames estuary: a personal view.- 1.2 Cleaning up the Thames and the role of this book.- 2 The Thames estuary: a history of the impact of humans on the environment and a description of the current approach to environmental management.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Definition of the study area.- 2.3 Basic description of the Thames estuary.- 2.4 The Thames estuary before 1800.- 2.5 A history of the impact of humans on the environment (1800 to the present day).- 2.6 Water quality management during the Thames Water Authority era.- 2.7 Habitat loss as a result of flood defence work and land-claim.- 2.8 The current approach to environmental management.- 3 Physical and chemical characteristics.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Physical characteristics.- 3.3 Chemical characteristics.- 3.4 Modelling.- 3.5 Summary.- 4 The algae of the Thames estuary: a reappraisal.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 The present reappraisal.- 4.3 The algal flora by habitat.- 4.4 Seasonality.- 4.5 Changes in occurrence and distribution.- 4.6 Distribution along the estuary.- 4.7 Future studies.- 4.8 Conclusion.- 5 The Zooplankton communities of the Thames estuary.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 The current study on the Zooplankton of the Thames estuary.- 5.3 Composition of the Zooplankton.- 5.4 Spatial and temporal distributions of the major groups.- 5.5 Changes in dominance of major species.- 5.6 Vertical and lateral distributions.- 5.7 Comparison with Zooplankton communities in other estuaries.- 5.8 Zooplankton functioning.- 5.9 Conclusions.- 6 The benthic macroinvertebrate communities of the Thames estuary.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Thames Estuary Benthic Programme.- 6.3 The Thames divided.- 6.4 Benthic macroinvertebrates — zone by zone.- 6.5 Conclusions.- 7 Temporal changes in the movements andabundance of Thames estuary fish populations.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Sampling method.- 7.3 Species numbers.- 7.4 Diversity.- 7.5 Species abundance.- 7.6 Community composition.- 7.7 Trawling method.- 7.8 Summary.- 8 Host-parasite interactions: case studies of parasitic infections in migratory fish.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 The intestinal fish helminth Pomphorhynchus laevis.- 8.3 Virus-associated spawning papillomatosis in smelt.- 8.4 Other parasites of migratory fish.- 8.5 Summary and conclusions.- 9The Thames estuary saltmarsh plant and sea-grass communities.- 9.1 Introduction.- 9.2 Saltmarsh development.- 9.3 Intertidal seagrass communities.- 9.4 Saltmarsh vascular plants and communities.- 9.5 The origin and spread of Spartina.- 9.6 Regional saltmarsh communities.- 9.7 Saltmarsh vegetation of the greater Thames.- 10 Estuaries: towards the next century.- 10.1 Introduction.- 10.2 Early work on estuaries.- 10.3 Concerns for the future.- Appendices.- A Summary of data for selected sites along the Thames estuary.- B Thames estuary species list.- References.

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