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Marine Mesocosms

Biological and Chemical Research in Experimental Ecosystems

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  • © 1982

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Editors:
  1. George D. Grice

    1. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, U.S.A.

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  2. Michael R. Reeve

    1. Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, U.S.A.

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Table of contents (30 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction and Description of Experimental Ecosystems

    • George D. Grice, Michael R. Reeve
    Pages 1-9

  3. Experimental Marine Ecosystem Enclosures in a Historical Perspective

    • Karl Banse
    Pages 11-24

  4. Application of Enclosures to the Study of Marine Pelagic Systems

    • John C. Gamble, John M. Davies
    Pages 25-48

  5. Application of Enclosures to Studies on the Early Life History of Fishes

    • Victor Øiestad
    Pages 49-62

  6. Application of Enclosures to the Study of Ocean Chemistry

    • Peter H Santschi
    Pages 63-80

  7. Radiotracers in Studies of Trace Metal Behavior in Mesocosms: Advantages and Limitations

    • Michael Amdurer, Dennis M Adler, Peter H Santschi
    Pages 81-95

  8. Natural Radionuclides as Tracers for Geochemical Processes in MERL Mesocosms and Narragansett Bay

    • Peter H Santschi, Steven Carson, Yuan-Hui Li
    Pages 97-109

  9. Controlled Marine Ecosystems- A Tool for Studying Stable Trace Metal Cycles: Long-Term Response and Variability

    • Carlton D. Hunt, Deborah L. Smith
    Pages 111-122

  10. Fate of Radiolabeled Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Pentachlorophenol in Enclosed Marine Ecosystems

    • Richard F. Lee, Kenneth Hinga, Glenn Almquist
    Pages 123-135

  11. Biogeochemistry of Volatile Organic Compounds in Marine Experimental Ecosystems and the Estuarine Environment-Initial Results

    • Stuart G. Wakeham, Alan C. Davis, Jeffrey T. Goodwin
    Pages 137-151

  12. The Use of Experimental Ecosystems for Evaluating the Environmental Impact of Pollutants: A Comparison of an Oil Spill in the Baltic Sea and Two Long-Term, Low-Level Oil Addition Experiments in Mesocosms

    • Ragnar Elmgren, Jeffrey B. Frithsen
    Pages 153-165

  13. Processes Affecting the Movement and Speciation of Mercury in the Marine Environment

    • Graham Topping, Ian M Davies, John M Pirie
    Pages 167-179

  14. Ecotoxicological Experiments with Marine Plankton Communities in Plastic Bags

    • Jan Kuiper
    Pages 181-193

  15. Plankton Spring Development in a South Norwegian Fjord

    • Uwe H Brockmann, Gerhard Kattner, Einar Dahl
    Pages 195-204

  16. The Plankton Tower. IV. Interactions Between Water Column and Sediment in Enclosure Experiments in Kiel Bight

    • Victor Smetacek, Bodo von Bodungen, Bastiaan Knoppers, Falk Pollehne, Bernt Zeitzschel
    Pages 205-216

  17. Replication in Controlled Marine Systems: Presenting the Evidence

    • Woollcott Smith, Victoria R. Gibson, J. Frederick Grassle
    Pages 217-225

  18. Predator Control in Enclosures

    • John H. Steele, John C. Gamble
    Pages 227-237

  19. Food and Growth of Juvenile Herring, Clupea harengus pallasi, in CEPEX Enclosures

    • Edward D. Houde, Steven A. Berkeley
    Pages 239-249

  20. Sedimentation of Phytoplankton Cells Within Controlled Experimental Ecosystems Following Launching, and Implications for Further Enclosure Studies

    • Klaus von Bröckel
    Pages 251-259
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About this book

Techniques developed for enclosing viable natural planktonic ecosystems pro­ vided the opportunity for prolonged and detailed investigation of dynamic events within the pelagic system of a known water body. Recent investigations into plankton ecology, using enclosure systems in dif­ ferent marine environments, are discussed in relation to the data obtained from the Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, plastic-sphere experiments of 1960 and 1962. Three types of modern enclosure experiments are recognized: floating systems within nutrient levels maintained or running down, and benthic attached systems. The review largely discusses results from the two kinds of floating systems. Processes at several trophic levels have been investigated in enclosures. This review attempts to draw together details from all experimental systems to emphasize the enclosures' contribution to our understanding of planktonic systems. Enclosures made it possible to examine primary production processes, particularly in relation to inorganic nutrient availability and water-column sta­ bility. Recent experiments have used the understanding of these processes as a management technique in maintaining different planktonic systems. Relation­ ships between primary and secondary trophic levels are not always easy to inter­ pret, since the growth of primary carnivore populations can often determine the survival of zooplankton populations. Nevertheless, the development of co­ horts of herbivorous zooplankton has been followed in several enclosures, yield­ ing useful information on development times and production rates. In enclosed systems it is thus possible to directly relate tertiary level production to inorganic nutrient input, and to calculate production rates and exchange efficiencies at several trophic levels.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, U.S.A.

    George D. Grice

  • Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, U.S.A.

    Michael R. Reeve

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Marine Mesocosms

  • Book Subtitle: Biological and Chemical Research in Experimental Ecosystems

  • Editors: George D. Grice, Michael R. Reeve

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5645-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-5647-2Published: 27 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-5645-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 430

  • Topics: Ecology

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