A Rehabilitated Estuarine Ecosystem - The environment and ecology of the Thames Estuary (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998)

The well documented history of pollution and recovery in the Thames Estuary has made the system one of the world's most famous case studies. However, the story is incomplete in terms of the status of the rehabilitated ecosystem resulting from the remedial management policies. What ecosystem might we expect to recover from a once lifeless estuary? have the extensive efforts made by policy makers, environmental managers and scientists resulted in a diverse, complex estuary that may be a model for other systems? This book draws together many detailed aspects of the recovering Thames Estuary ecosystem from environmental management and scientific sources. The result is probably the most comprehensive account of the management and ecology of a single estuarine system yet produced. It includes important and extensive long term studies of the fish communities, water quality and management policy, spatial accounts along the full length of the estuary for benthic invertebrates and algae, significant case studies on zooplankton, saltmarshes and parasitology, as well as an overview looking forward to the next millennium.Altogether, this study of the long term ecological consequences of management policy provides a benchmark for comparison with other estuarine ecosystems, both 'natural' and rehabilitated, and forms a unique and valuable reference for environmental managers, estuarine scientists and ecologists.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2012
First published:	1998
Editors:	Martin J. Attrill
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	254
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
ISBN-13:	978-1-4613-4671-5
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > The hydrosphere > General
LSN:	1-4613-4671-1
Barcode:	9781461346715

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