The Szczecin Lagoon Ecosystem: The Biotic Community of the Great Lagoon and its Food Web Model

Norbert Wolnomiejski; Zbigniew Witek

Open Access Published by De Gruyter Open Poland 2013

The Szczecin Lagoon Ecosystem

The Biotic Community of the Great Lagoon and its Food Web Model

Norbert Wolnomiejski and Zbigniew Witek

https://doi.org/10.2478/9788376560502

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Contents

About this book

The Great Lagoon is a central part of the Szczecin Lagoon, a major component in the Odra River estuary system. It is also an important European natural heritage site and one of the largest resting places for migratory birds in the Baltic Sea area. The first part of Wolnomiejski's and Witek’s book gives a thorough overview of the most up-to-date knowledge of this region, including the assessment of its biological production. Based on these findings authors develop a food web model of the Polish part of the Szczecin Lagoon, identifying a total of 45 trophic-functional components. The model describes a variety of features ranging from the magnitude of consumption, to the amount of unassimilated food and export of individual system components, and serves as an invaluable source, helping researchers to estimate various ecological indicators of The Great Lagoon’s ecosystem.

A comprehensive assessment of the Great Lagoon’s environment and biota
Consistent steady-state model of the biotic community

Author / Editor information

Zbigniew Witek, Pomeranian University in Słupsk, Poland
Norbert Wolnomiejski, National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Poland

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
List of Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	10
List of Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	13
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	19
Part 1. THE GREAT LAGOON BIOTA Norbert Wolnomiejski and Zbigniew Witek Publicly Available Download PDF	20
Part 2. A MODEL OF THE GREAT LAGOON FOOD WEB Zbigniew Witek and Norbert Wolnomiejski Publicly Available Download PDF	160
References Publicly Available Download PDF	236
Index Publicly Available Download PDF	289

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Open Poland
Audience: Wildlife scientists, marine researchers, students of marine biology
Pages
- Main content: 231
Illustrations
- Coloured Illustrations: 27
- Tables: 78

eBook

Published: August 21, 2013
ISBN: 9788376560502

Hardcover

Published: August 19, 2013
ISBN: 9788376560496