Ecological Processes at Marine Fronts: Oases in the ocean

✍ Scribed by Eduardo Marcelo Acha, Alberto Piola, Oscar Iribarne, Hermes Mianzan (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 73
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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 fronts are one of the most important components of its structural complexity. Marine fronts have been known since the early 20th Century, however, the more recent availability of high resolution satellite imagery, field measurements and numerical simulations have greatly advanced our understanding of their ecological impact. This work touches on topics such as front types, its biology and its comparisons with other bounderies at sea, as well as comparisons of fronts with terrestrial boundaries and the ‘ecotone’ concept. Furthermore, it also looks at the management and conservation of marine life.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Introduction....Pages 1-4
Frontal Types....Pages 5-12
Biology of Fronts....Pages 13-32
Management and Conservation of Marine Life....Pages 33-39
Comparisons of Fronts with Other Boundaries at Sea....Pages 41-46
Comparisons of Fronts with Terrestrial Boundaries and the “Ecotone” Concept....Pages 47-51
Final Remarks....Pages 53-57
Back Matter....Pages 59-68

✦ Subjects

Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Oceanography; Landscape Ecology; Climate Change; Ecosystems