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1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 589 pages) : color illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
This comprehensive text is a major synthesis on ecological change in the Gulf of Alaska. It encompasses the structural and annual changes, forces of change, long-ecological changes in the atmosphere and ocean, plankton, fish, birds and mammals, and the effects of the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. With 5 major sections, Long-term Ecological Change in the Northern Gulf of Alaska first describes the physical features, the atmosphere and physical oceanography, the annual production cycle, the forage base for higher animals and trophic transfer, and the adaptations for survival in this changing environment for 9 portal species. Then, the major forces of change are introduced: climate, geophysics, fisheries and harvesting, species interactions, disease and contaminants. Next, the long-term records of change in physical factors and biological populations are presented, as well as the potential reasons for the biological changes. Following is the history of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and its long-term effects. And, finally, the emergent properties of the ecosystem are discussed and an attempt is made to weigh the importance of the major forcing factors in terms of their temporal and spatial scales of influence. * Examines important data on long-term change in the ecosystem and the forcing factors that are responsible for it * Provides an account of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill with emphasis on the long-term effects * Describes the effects of climate change, geophysical change, species interactions, harvesting, disease, the 1989 oil spill, and marine contaminants on key populations of marine organisms. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Ecosystem Structure -- 3. Agents of Ecosystem Change -- 4. Long-Term Change -- 5. The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill -- 6. Long-Term Changes in the GOA: Properties and Causes -- Index. |
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Ecosystem structure -- Agents of ecosystem change -- Long-term change -- The Exxon Valdez oil spill -- Long-term changes in the GOA: properties and causes. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Marine ecology -- Alaska -- Alaska, Gulf of.
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Marine ecology. |
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Alaska. |
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Ecological disturbances -- Alaska -- Alaska, Gulf of.
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Ecological disturbances. |
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Ecosystem health -- Alaska -- Alaska, Gulf of.
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Ecosystem health. |
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Aquatic habitats -- Alaska -- Alaska, Gulf of.
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Aquatic habitats. |
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Fish communities -- Alaska -- Alaska, Gulf of.
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Fish communities. |
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Marine mammals -- Alaska -- Alaska, Gulf of.
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Marine mammals. |
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Sea birds -- Alaska -- Alaska, Gulf of.
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Sea birds. |
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Oil spills -- Environmental aspects -- Alaska -- Alaska, Gulf of.
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Oil spills -- Environmental aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Spies, Robert Bernard.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Long-term ecological change in the Northern Gulf of Alaska. 1st ed. Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2007 9780444529602 0444529608 (OCoLC)79447600 |
| ISBN |
9780080469423 (electronic book) |
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0080469426 (electronic book) |
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9780444529602 |
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0444529608 |
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