Keywords:
Oceanography.
;
Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (73 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9783319154794
Series Statement:
SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=1998218
DDC:
577.7
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- Abstract -- 2 Frontal Types -- Abstract -- 2.1 Tidal Fronts -- 2.2 Shelf-Break Fronts -- 2.3 Upwelling Fronts -- 2.4 Estuarine Fronts -- 2.5 Plume Fronts -- 2.6 Fronts Associated with the Convergence or Divergence of Water Masses at High Seas -- 2.7 Frontal Eddies -- 2.8 Fronts Associated to Geomorphic Features -- 3 Biology of Fronts -- Abstract -- 3.1 Biological Production -- 3.2 Trophic Webs -- 3.3 Biogeography -- 3.4 Diversity -- 3.5 Life Histories Traits in Relation to Fronts -- 3.6 Migrations and Transport -- 4 Management and Conservation of Marine Life -- Abstract -- 4.1 Fisheries -- 4.2 Conservation Issues -- 4.3 Climate Change -- 5 Comparisons of Fronts with Other Boundaries at Sea -- Abstract -- 5.1 The Pycnocline Interface -- 5.2 The Sea Water-Sediment Interface -- 5.3 The Sea Surface-Atmosphere Interface -- 5.4 The Ice-Water Interface -- 5.5 Fronts Contrasted with the Other Interfaces -- 6 Comparisons of Fronts with Terrestrial Boundaries and the "Ecotone" Concept -- Abstract -- 7 Final Remarks -- Abstract -- 7.1 Landmarks and Beacons: Orienting and Meeting -- 7.2 Mechanical Energy for Retention -- 7.3 Mechanical Energy for Biological Production -- Literature Cited.
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