Ecology of Coastal Waters: With Implications For Management, 2nd Edition

1. The Subject and the Approach.

Part One: Estuarine Ecosystems and their Components.

2. Estuaries: their Physical Properties in Relation to their Biological Functioning.

3. Salt-Marshes.

4. Mangroves.

5. Seagrass Systems.

6. The Fate of Macrophyte Detritus.

7. Estuarine Planktonic Systems.

8. Estuarine Benthic Systems.

9. Fish and Shellfish in Estuaries.

10. The Integrated Functioning of Estuaries.

Part Two: Coastal Systems: Rocky Shortes and Beaches.

11. Intertidal Rocky Shores.

12. Subtidal Rocky Shores.

13. Sandy Beaches.

Part Three: Shelf Ecosystems.

14. Planktonic Systems on the Continental Shelves.

15. Coastal Upwelling Ecosystems.

16. Coral Reefs.

17. Fish Production on the Continental Shelves.

Part Four: Synthesis.

18. The Whole-Ecosystem Approach to Managing Coastal Waters: Questions for the Future.

References.

Suggestions for Further Reading: recent Developments and More.

Advanced Topics.

Index.