The Ecology of Poole Harbour
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The Ecology of Poole Harbour

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The Ecology of Poole Harbour

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Poole Harbour's unique combination of physical characteristics provide for a rich and productive ecological community recognised for its internationally significant bird populations and as a haven for the naturalisation of exotic species. But the Harbour is also exceptional in the extent to which it represents in microcosm the world-wide tensions between environment and development. The contrasts are sometimes startling: the narrow Harbour entrance separates an unspoilt natural environment of considerable importance from an urban landscape where property competes with Manhattan and Hong Kong Island in the world-wide table of real estate values. The Harbour serves as a port, fishing ground, a receiver of effluent and increasingly as a playground for the affluent. It also lies above Europe's largest on-shore oil-field.

The Ecology of Poole Harbour brings together for the first time expert contributions in such a way as to provide a picture of the ecology of the Harbour system as a whole. It covers all the major habitats from reed beds and salt marshes to the extensive mudflats and unseen sub-tidal regions, while also examining in some detail a wide range of ecological phenomena and issues.* First expert overview of ecology of Poole Harbour as a whole

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Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2005
ISBN
9780080460321
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Marine Biology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. front cover
  2. copyright
  3. front matter
  4. table of contents
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Poole Harbour Study Group
  8. Contributors
  9. Introduction: Poole Harbour in Context
  10. body
  11. 1. The Geology of Poole Harbour
  12. 2. Geomorphology of Poole Harbour
  13. 3. Salinity and Tides in Poole Harbour: Estuary or Lagoon
  14. 4. The Vegetation of Poole Harbour
  15. 5. Physical and Ecological Aspects of the Poole Harbour Reedbeds
  16. 6. History and Ecology of Spartina anglica in Poole Harbour
  17. 7. Macro-invertebrate Fauna in the Intertidal Mudflats
  18. 8. Sub-tidal Ecology of Poole Harbour – An Overview
  19. 9. Zooplankton Distribution in Poole Harbour
  20. 10. The Important Birds of Poole Harbour: Population Changes Since 1998
  21. 11. Otters in Poole Harbour
  22. 12. Non-native Species in and around Poole Harbour
  23. 13. The Manila Clam in Poole Harbour
  24. 14. Ecological Impacts of Sika Deer on Poole Harbour Saltmarshes
  25. 15. Sika Deer Trampling and Saltmarsh Creek Erosion: Preliminary Investigation
  26. 16. Marine Fisheries of Poole Harbour
  27. 17. Ecological Effects of Pump-scoop Dredging for Cockles on the Intertidal Benthic Community
  28. 18. Water Quality and Pollution Monitoring in Poole Harbour
  29. 19. Sediment Quality and Benthic Invertebrates in Holes Bay
  30. 20. Macroalgal Mat Development and Associated Changes in Infaunal Biodiversity
  31. 21. Predicting Habitat Change in Poole Harbour Using Aerial Photography
  32. 22. Poole Harbour European Marine Site
  33. Conclusion: Science, Development and Management
  34. index