Synthesis and Modelling of Intermittent Estuaries

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-VIII

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2. Introduction to the Port Hacking Estuary Project

   • K. Radway Allen

   Pages 1-6

3. History and Organization of the Port Hacking Estuary Project

   • Robert R. Parker, David J. Rochford, David J. Tranter

   Pages 7-16

4. Geological Aspects of the Port Hacking Estuary

   • Alberto D. Albani, Peter C. Rickwood, James W. Tayton, B. David Johnson

   Pages 17-26

5. Tidal Flushing and Vertical Diffusion in South West Arm, Port Hacking

   • J. Stuart Godfrey

   Pages 27-54

6. The Nutrient Cycle of an Intermittently Stratified Estuary

   • Nicholas C. Bulleid

   Pages 55-75

7. Phytoplankton Distribution and Production in Port Hacking Estuary, and an Empirical Model for Estimating Daily Primary Production

   • Barry D. Scott

   Pages 77-89

8. Zooplankton Community Structure and Succession in South West Arm, Port Hacking

   • F. Brian Griffiths

   Pages 91-107

9. Seasonal Abundance, Geographical Distribution and Feeding Types of the Copepod Species Dominant in Port Hacking, New South Wales

   • Dennis J. Tafe, F. Brian Griffiths

   Pages 109-133

10. Some Ecological Effects of Rainfall on the Protoplankton of South West Arm

    • Robert R. Parker

    Pages 135-146

11. Primary Production of Benthic Micro-organisms in South West Arm, Port Hacking, New South Wales

    • Max S. Giles

    Pages 147-166

12. Size-Specific Respiration Rate of Port Hacking Zooplankton

    • David J. Tranter, Gillian Kennedy

    Pages 167-176

13. Data Base for the Port Hacking Estuary Project: Parameters, Monitoring Procedure, and Management System

    • David J. Vaudrey, F. Brian Griffiths, Richard E. Sinclair

    Pages 177-192

14. A Carbon Budget for South West Arm, Port Hacking

    • Wilfred R. Cuff, Richard E. Sinclair, Robert R. Parker, David J. Tranter, Nicholas C. Bulleid, Max S. Giles et al.

    Pages 193-232

15. An Evaluation of the Dynamic Information for South West Arm, Port Hacking

    • Wilfred R. Cuff

    Pages 233-258

16. Ecosystem Modelling of South West Arm, Port Hacking

    • Richard E. Sinclair, Wilfred R. Cuff, Robert R. Parker

    Pages 259-271

17. An Evaluation of the Port Hacking Estuary Project from the Viewpoint of Applied Science

    • Wilfred R. Cuff

    Pages 273-292

18. Some Conclusions from the Port Hacking Estuary Project

    • Matthias Tomczak Jr.

    Pages 293-302

19. Back Matter

    Pages 303-304

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This book reports on the findings of, and swnmarizes the conclusions from, the Port Hacking Estuary Project, a model-guided, multidisciplinary study of an estuarine ecosystem. The Project began in 1973, at a time when it was thought that environmental problems could be solved readily by assembling a multidisciplinary team of research scientists and having them co-ordinate their research around the construction of an ecosystem model. But a decade has passed and time has not been easy on this approach. The anticipated predictive dynamic models have not been produced and bitter argument has often marred the course of such studies. Yet the need to anticipate the flow of various chemical species (carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, toxicants) through the environment remains: the evidence is everywhere, from fertilization of urban lakes to acid rain. The magnitude of the problem ensures that funds will continue to be made available - although with short-term variations as perceptions swing. It is thus clear that although the difficulties are great, so is the need. It is from this background that we present this book. The Port Hacking Estuary Project involved some 15 - 20 research scientists over a period of 5 years. The goal was to research the flow of carbon into, within, and out of a small unpolluted estuary chosen for convenience rather than for its social significance. The idea was to use the information obtained from these studies to build a predictive dynamic model.

• Biologisch-mathematisches Modell
• Biomasse
• Port Hacking /Biologie
• Synthesis
• biology
• biomass
• ecosystem
• environment
• geography
• hydrology
• modelling
• nitrogen
• phytoplankton
• plankton
• Ästuar

• Maritimes Forest Research Centre, Environment Canada, Canadian Forestry Service, Fredericton, Canada

  Wilf Cuff

• Division of Oceanography, CSIRO Marine Laboratories, Cronulla, Australia

  Matthias Tomczak

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