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Ecological Processes at Marine Fronts electronic resource Oases in the ocean / by Eduardo Marcelo Acha, Alberto Piola, Oscar Iribarne, Hermes Mianzan.

By: Acha, Eduardo Marcelo [author.]Contributor(s): Piola, Alberto [author.] | Iribarne, Oscar [author.] | Mianzan, Hermes [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service)Material type: TextTextSeries: SpringerBriefs in Environmental SciencePublication details: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015Description: VIII, 68 p. 16 illus., 15 illus. in color. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783319154794Subject(s): Life Sciences | Oceanography | Ecosystems | Landscape ecology | Aquatic ecology | climate change | Life Sciences | Freshwater & Marine Ecology | Oceanography | Landscape Ecology | Climate Change | EcosystemsDDC classification: 577.6 | 577.7 LOC classification: QH541.5.W3QH541.5.F7QH541.5.S3Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Frontal types -- 3. Biology of fronts -- 4. Management and conservation of marine life -- 5. Comparisons of fronts with other boundaries at sea -- 6. Comparisons of fronts with terrestrial boundaries and the ‘ecotone’ concept -- 7. Final remarks -- 8. Conclusions.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: 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.
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1. Introduction -- 2. Frontal types -- 3. Biology of fronts -- 4. Management and conservation of marine life -- 5. Comparisons of fronts with other boundaries at sea -- 6. Comparisons of fronts with terrestrial boundaries and the ‘ecotone’ concept -- 7. Final remarks -- 8. Conclusions.

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.

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