Enclosed Experimental Marine Ecosystems
A Review and Recommendations. A Contribution of the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research Working Group 85
Published in June 1990
Book
Hardback
X, 218 pages
978-3-540-97341-6 (ISBN)
Description
A comprehensive review of enclosed experimental marine ecosystems, outlining the different types of experiments and recommending applications of results for solving problems in fisheries research and marine pollution.
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Content
Different types of ecosystem experiments; marine microcosms - small-scale controlled ecosystems; pelagic mesocosms - food chain analysis, process studies; basic research on soft-bottom benthic mesocosms; basic research in hard-bottom benthic mesocosms; specific application of meso- and macrocosms for solving problems in fisheries research; application of mesocosms for solving problems in pollution research; Baltic Sea eutrophication - a case study using experimental ecosystems; mesocosms - statistical and experimental design considerations; the use of mathematical methods in conjunction with mesocosms ecosystems research.