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- Examines marine ports as specific water ecosystems for the first time, using selected examples of Black and Azov Sea Ports
- Describes the pelagial, periphytal and benthal subsystems of aquatoriums in detail
- Determines factors controlling the functional patterns of marine ports’ ecosystems, such as reduced hydrodynamics, presence of shipping channels and various hard substrata
- Makes recommendations on how ecological conditions in the marine ports aquatoriums can be improved
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This work examines the waters of marine ports as unique integrated aquatic ecosystems. It regards marine ports as entities comprising components of natural and anthropogenic origin, including pelagic, periphytal and benthal subsystems. Using selected Black and Azov Sea ports as examples, the book discusses the hydrodynamics and water exchange, which are weakened in ports compared with open coastal zones. It reflects consequences of the presence of hydrobionts and the accumulation of organic matter, which are promoted by the variety of hard substrata and the absence of fishery.
The book is divided into five main chapters. The first chapter describes the general characteristics of the marine ports at the northern coast of the Black and Azov Seas and their shipping channels. Chapters 2 to 4 discuss the main abiotic and biotic peculiarities of the pelagial, periphytal and benthal subsystems of those marine ports, and chapter 5 deals with tropho-dynamic processes in their ecosystems. A concluding section reflects recommendations how the ecosystems of ports in non-tidal seas may be ameliorated.
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Ecology of Marginal Communities, Institute of Marine Biology National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Odessa, Ukraine
A. K. Vinogradov, I. A. Synegub
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Department of Water Quality, Institute of Marine Biology National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Odessa, Ukraine
Yu. I. Bogatova
About the authors
Yuliya Bogatova, hydrochemist, PhD in geography, is leading researcher at the Department of quality of the aquatic environment of the Institute of marine biology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Odessa). She studies the hydrochemical characteristics of the north-western part of the Black Sea and adjacent limans, rivers’ deltas and marine ports aquatories. The primary focus of much of her research includes the role of nutrients in water quality and the biological diversity of marine
and coastal ecosystems.
Ivan Synegub, marine hydrobiologist, is senior research scientist at the Department of ecology of marginal communities of the Institute of marine biology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Odessa). His research interests cover the ecology and structure of macrozoobenthos in various biotopes of the Black and Azov seas, the anthropogenic influences on the structure and dynamics of macrozoobenthos communities, the role of macrozoobenthos in marine fish feeding and the impact of alien species on autochthonous macrozoobenthos.Â
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ecology of Marine Ports of the Black and Azov Sea Basin
Authors: A. K. Vinogradov, Yu. I. Bogatova, I. A. Synegub
Translated by: Mariya Gelmboldt
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63062-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-63060-1Published: 29 August 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87465-4Published: 11 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-63062-5Published: 18 August 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 412
Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 34 illustrations in colour
Additional Information: Original Russian edition published by Astroprint Odessa, Odessa, 2014
Topics: Geoecology/Natural Processes, Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Marine & Freshwater Sciences, Hydrology/Water Resources