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Expected Effects of Climatic Change on Marine Coastal Ecosystems

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Editors:
  1. Jan J. Beukema
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  2. Wim J. Wolff
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  3. Joop J. W. M. Brouns
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Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology (DIHY, volume 57)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-v
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • J. J. Beukema, W. J. Wolff, J. J. W. M. Brouns
      Pages 1-3

  5. Temperature Changes

    1. The Geographic Distribution of Seaweed Species in Relation to Temperature: Present and Past

      • C. Van den Hoek, A. M. Breeman, W. T. Stam
      Pages 55-67

    2. Expected Effects of Changing Seawater Temperatures on the Geographic Distribution of Seaweed Species

      • Anneke M. Breeman
      Pages 69-76

    3. Expected Biological Effects of Long-Term Changes in Temperatures on Benthic Ecosystems in Coastal Waters Around the Netherlands

      • C. G. N. de Vooys
      Pages 77-82

    4. Expected Effects of Changes in Winter Temperatures on Benthic Animals Living in Soft Sediments in Coastal North Sea Areas

      • J. J. Beukema
      Pages 83-92

    5. Effects of Temperature Changes on Infaunal Circalittoral Bivalves, Particularly T. Tenuis and T. Fabula

      • James G. Wilson
      Pages 93-97

    6. Expected Effects of Temperature Changes on Estuarine Fish Populations

      • M. J. Costa
      Pages 99-103

  6. Sea-Level Rises

    1. Sea-Level Changes and Tidal Flat Characteristics

      • Winfried Siefert
      Pages 105-112

    2. Long-Term Beach and Shoreface Changes, NW Jutland, Denmark: Effects of a Change in Wind Direction

      • Christian Christiansen, Dan Bowman
      Pages 113-122

    3. Climate Change, Sea Level Rise and Morphological Developments in the Dutch Wadden Sea, a Marine Wetland

      • Robbert Misdorp, Frank Steyaert, Frank Hallie, John De Ronde
      Pages 123-131

    4. Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Sedimentation in Central Noord-Holland (The Netherlands) Around 5000 BP: A Case Study of Changes in Sedimentation Dynamics and Sediment Distribution Patterns

      • W. E. Westerhoff, P. Cleveringa
      Pages 133-138

    5. Ecological Impact of Sea Level Rise on Coastal Ecosystems of Mont-Saint-Michel Bay (France)

      • J. C. Lefeuvre
      Pages 139-153

    6. Consequences of Sea Level Rise: Implications from the Mississippi Delta

      • J. W. Day Jr, P. H. Templet
      Pages 155-165
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J. J. Beukema, w. J. Wolff & J. J. W. M. Brouns Man is changing the biosphere at an ever increasing Netherlands ministery of Housing, Physical Planning rate. Several of these man-made changes are on a and Health (represented by Dr. G. P. Hekstra), chaired worldwide scale, such as the increase in atmospheric by Dr. w. J. Wolff (Research Institute for Nature concentrations of several gases. In particular the Management) and housed by the Netherlands In­ ongoing increase of the concentration of at­ stitute for Sea Research (N. I. O. Z. , represented by Dr. mospheric carbon dioxide, by excessive burning of J. J. Beukema). fossil fuels and forest destruction, is well­ The written versions of the presentations by 23 par­ documented. By the year 2050, CO levels will ticipants have been brought together in these pro­ 2 almost certainly be twice the pre-industrial concen­ ceedings of the Workshop. trations and this is expected to have far-reaching consequences. Direct effects include higher rates of The first paper, by G. P. HEKSTRA, explains how plant production (also in agriculture). Indirect effects trace gases affect UV-B radiation, alkalinity of the might be less favourable: by the intensified sea, rate of photosynthesis, and greenhouse warm­ 'greenhouse process' (to which several other gases ing.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Expected Effects of Climatic Change on Marine Coastal Ecosystems

  • Editors: Jan J. Beukema, Wim J. Wolff, Joop J. W. M. Brouns

  • Series Title: Developments in Hydrobiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2003-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kluwer Academic Publishers 1990

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-0697-9Published: 30 April 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-7397-4Published: 26 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-2003-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 222

  • Topics: Ecology, Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Hydrogeology

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