Synthesis and Modelling of Intermittent Estuaries

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About The ProductPublished by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Lecture Notes on Coastal and Estuarine Studies Series. This book reports on the findings of, and summarizes the conclusions from, the Port Hacking Estuary Project, a model-guided, multidisciplinary study of an estuarine ecosystem. The Project began in 1973, at a time when it was thought that environmental problems could be solved readily by assembling a multidisciplinary team of research scientists and having them co-ordinate their research around the construction of an ecosystem model. But a decade has passed and time has not been easy on this approach. The anticipated predictive dynamic models have not been produced and bitter argument has often marred the course of such studies. Content: Chapter 1 History and Organization of the Port Hacking Estuary Project (pages 7–16): Robert R. Parked, David J. Rochford and David J. Tranter Chapter 2 Geological Aspects of the Port Hacking Estuary (pages 17–26): Alberto D. Albani, Peter C. Rickwood, James W. Tayton and B. David Johnson Chapter 3 Tidal Flushing and Vertical Diffusion in South West Arm, Port Hacking (pages 27–54): J. Stuart Godfrey Chapter 4 The Nutrient Cycle of an Intermittently Stratified Estuary (pages 55–75): Nicholas C. Bulleid Chapter 5 Phytoplankton Distribution and Production in Port Hacking Estuary, and an Empirical Model for Estimating Daily Primary Production (pages 77–89): Barry D. Scott Chapter 6 Zooplankton Community Structure and Succession in South West Arm, Port Hacking (pages 91–107): F. Brian Griffiths Chapter 7 Seasonal Abundance, Geographical Distribution and Feeding Types of the Copepod Species Dominant in Port Hacking, New South Wales (pages 109–133): Dennis J. Tafe and F. Brian Griffiths Chapter 8 Some Ecological Effects of Rainfall on the Protoplankton of South West Arm (pages 135–146): Robert R. Parker Chapter 9 Primary Production of Benthic Micro?organisms in South West Arm, Port Hacking, New South Wales (pages 147–166): Max S. Giles Chapter 10 Size?Specific Respiration Rate of Port Hacking Zooplankton (pages 167–176): David J. Tranter and Gillian Kennedy Chapter 11 Data Base for the Port Hacking Estuary Project: Parameters, Monitoring Procedure, and Management System (pages 177–192): David J. Vaudrey, F. Brian Griffiths and Richard E. Sinclair Chapter 12 A Carbon Budget for South West Arm, Port Hacking (pages 193–232): Wilfred R. Cuff, Richard E. Sinclair, Robert R. Parker, David J. Tranter, Nicholas C. Bulleid, Max S. Giles, J. Stuart Godfrey, F. Brian Griffiths, Harry W. Higgins, Hugh Kirkman, Sebastian F. Rainer and Barry D. Scott Chapter 13 An Evaluation of the Dynamic Information for South West Arm, Port Hacking (pages 233–258): Wilfred R. Cuff Chapter 14 Ecosystem Modelling of South West Arm, Port Hacking (pages 259–271): Richard E. Sinclair, Wilfred R. Cuff and Robert R. Parker Chapter 15 An Evaluation of the Port Hacking Estuary Project from the Viewpoint of Applied Science (pages 273–292): Wilfred R. Cuff Chapter 16 Some Conclusions from the Port Hacking Estuary Project (pages 293–302): Matthias Tomczak