Temporal Dynamics of an Estuary: San Francisco Bay
Title | Temporal Dynamics of an Estuary: San Francisco Bay PDF eBook |
Author | James E. Cloern |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2012-12-06 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9400955286 |
Estuaries are highly dynamic systems subject to changes occurring over a spectrum of time scales ranging from very short periods (e. g. over a tidal cycle) to geologic time scales. The nature of an estuary reflects complex responses to many driving forces, each having a characteristic frequency (or frequencies) of change. For example, freshwater inflow to estuaries varies daily in response to short-term events such as storms, seasonally, and between years as a result of longer-term climatic variability. Other important components of weather, e. g. wind speed/ direction and daily insolation, also vary over time scales ranging from hours to years. Tidal amplitude changes continuously with dominant frequencies associated with the semi-diurnal cycle, the fortnightly neap-spring, and the semi-annual cycle. Temporal dynamics of these driving forces evoke responses in the form of changing (I) circulation patterns and mixing, (2) sediment composition and transport, (3) solute speciation and distribution, (4) composition and abundance of particulates, (5) biomass, species composition, and productivity of plant and animal communities, (6) rates of material exchange between the sediments, water column, and atmosphere, and (7) bioavailability of trace metals and other pollutants. The purpose of this book is to examine the temporal dynamics of these properties and processes in the San Francisco Bay estuary.
Temporal Dynamics of an Estuary
Title | Temporal Dynamics of an Estuary PDF eBook |
Author | James E. Cloern |
Publisher | |
Pages | 237 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Estuarine ecology |
ISBN | 9789061937517 |
Battleship, Battlegroup-cruiser Destroyer Group Homeporting, San Francisco Bay
Title | Battleship, Battlegroup-cruiser Destroyer Group Homeporting, San Francisco Bay PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 826 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
U.S. Geological Survey Circular
Title | U.S. Geological Survey Circular PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 484 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Geology |
ISBN |
Geologic Studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey During 1987
Title | Geologic Studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey During 1987 PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 684 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Alaska |
ISBN |
Proceedings of the 1987 Exclusive Economic Zone Symposium on Mapping and Research
Title | Proceedings of the 1987 Exclusive Economic Zone Symposium on Mapping and Research PDF eBook |
Author | John F. Elder |
Publisher | |
Pages | 702 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Alaska |
ISBN |
Estuary Restoration and Maintenance
Title | Estuary Restoration and Maintenance PDF eBook |
Author | Michael J. Kennish |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 371 |
Release | 1999-08-31 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1420074431 |
This timely volume examines the work of the National Estuary Program, the prominent federally-funded initiative dealing with pollution and other anthropogenic impacts on estuarine ecosystems and the management plans necessary to ensure that these invaluable natural treasures remain healthy and productive for future generations. Estuary Resto