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Climate Change and Coastal Ecosystems: Long-Term Effects of by Robert J. Livingston

By Robert J. Livingston

''Based upon a 4 decade longitudinal learn of river-estuarine platforms within the Northeast Gulf of Mexico, this e-book presents an in depth comparative research of the long term facts with particular references to similarities and variations in method reaction to nutrient loading (natural and anthropogenic) and long term climatological cycles. It comprises particular references to famous adjustments within the weather of the study Read more...

summary: ''Based upon a 4 decade longitudinal learn of river-estuarine structures within the Northeast Gulf of Mexico, this ebook presents a close comparative research of the long term info with particular references to similarities and alterations in procedure reaction to nutrient loading (natural and anthropogenic) and long term climatological cycles. It comprises particular references to famous alterations within the weather of the research areas over the 4 a long time of box operations. the original database will permit a wholly new method of the differentiation of anthropogenic methods relative to traditional stipulations in a sequence of river-estuarine platforms. ''

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W. Duke, Dr. R.  E. Monaco, J. Price, Dr. N. P. Thompson, J. H. Millican, D. Arceneaux, W. , Dr. C. A. Pittinger, M. Stellencamp, S. A. Dowdell, C. Thompson, K. Moore, Dr. E. Tokar, Dr. D. Tudor, Dr. E. Fernald, D. Giblon, S. Dillon, A. Thistle, M. W. Livingston, and C. Wallace. xxxviii Acknowledgments Special thanks are extended to Dr. E. W. Cake (Gulf Environmental Associates, Ocean Springs, Mississippi) for his excellent review of the book and his comprehensive editing of the final version. I am indebted to Dr.

Each such system represents a unique combination of these habitats so that interestuarine comparisons are not always easy to make. Many estuaries are also highly productive. However, primary productivity differs widely both within a given system and among various coastal areas. Despite the fact that estuarine areas are composed of common habitat types, there is considerable ecological individuality from estuary to estuary. The biological attributes of each ecosystem, determined by adaptive responses of indigenous species from phytoplankton to fishes, combine to form unique combinations of food web p­ rocesses.

W. Virnstein, Dr. E. D. Estevez, Dr. J. J. Delfino, Dr. F. James, Dr. W. Herrnkind, and Dr. J. Travis. Over the years, we have had a long list of coinvestigators who have participated in various projects. These collaborative efforts in the field have included the following scientists: Dr. D. C. White (microbiological analyses), Dr. D. A. Birkholz (toxicology, residue analyses), Dr. G. S. Brush (long-core analyses), Dr. L. A. Cifuentes, (nutrient studies, isotope analyses), Dr. K. Rhew (microalgal analyses), Dr.

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