Dynamic Aquaria

1. IntroductionPart I: Physical Environment2. Physical Parameters and Energy State3. Substrate - Controlling the Benthic Component4. Water Composition - Management of Salinity, Hardness, and Evaporation5. The Input of Solar Energy - Lighting and New Possibilities6. The Input of Organic Energy - Particulates and FeedingPart II: Biochemical Environment7. Metabolism - Respiration, Photosynthesis, and Biological Loading8. Organisms and Gas Exchange - Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, pH, and Alkalinity9. Primary Nutrients - Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Silica10. Biomineralization and Calcification - A Key to Biosphere and Ecosystem Function11. Control of the Biochemical Environment - 3D Potential for Algal Turf ScrubbingPart III: Biological Structure12. Community Structure - Biodiversity in Model Ecosystems13. Thermogeography - The Distribution of Organisms Along Coasts14. Trophic Structure - Ecosystems and Dynamics of Food Chains15. Primary Producers - Bottom-Growing Plants16. Herbivores17. Carnivores18. Plankton and Planktivores19. Detritus and Detritivores20. Symbionts and Other FeedersPart IV: Ecological Systems in Microcosms, Mesocosms, and Aquaria21. Models of Coral Reef Ecosystems22. Subarctic/Boreal Microcosm - Applications of New Research23. Estuaries - Ecosystem Modelling and Restoration24. Freshwater Ecosystem Models25. Research Systems in MicrocosmsPart V: The Environment and Ecological Engineering26. Organisms and Natural Products27. Large Scale Water Quality Management with Solar Energy CapturePart VI: Synthesis28. Microcosms, Mesocosms, and Macrocosms - Building and Restoring Ecosystems and the Biosphere