Ebook: A Rehabilitated Estuarine Ecosystem: The environment and ecology of the Thames Estuary

The well documented history of pollution and recovery in the Thames Estuary has made the system one of the world's most famous case studies. However, the story is incomplete in terms of the status of the rehabilitated ecosystem resulting from the remedial management policies. What ecosystem might we expect to recover from a once lifeless estuary? have the extensive efforts made by policy makers, environmental managers and scientists resulted in a diverse, complex estuary that may be a model for other systems?
This book draws together many detailed aspects of the recovering Thames Estuary ecosystem from environmental management and scientific sources. The result is probably the most comprehensive account of the management and ecology of a single estuarine system yet produced. It includes important and extensive long term studies of the fish communities, water quality and management policy, spatial accounts along the full length of the estuary for benthic invertebrates and algae, significant case studies on zooplankton, saltmarshes and parasitology, as well as an overview looking forward to the next millennium.
Altogether, this study of the long term ecological consequences of management policy provides a benchmark for comparison with other estuarine ecosystems, both `natural' and rehabilitated, and forms a unique and valuable reference for environmental managers, estuarine scientists and ecologists.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-3
The Thames estuary: a history of the impact of humans on the environment and a description of the current approach to environmental management....Pages 5-26
Physical and chemical characteristics....Pages 27-48
The algae of the Thames estuary: a reappraisal....Pages 49-65
The zooplankton communities of the Thames estuary....Pages 67-84
The benthic macroinvertebrate communities of the Thames estuary....Pages 85-113
Temporal changes in the movements and abundance of Thames estuary fish populations....Pages 115-139
Host—parasite interactions: case studies of parasitic infections in migratory fish....Pages 141-167
The Thames estuary saltmarsh plant and seagrass communities....Pages 169-189
Estuaries: towards the next century....Pages 191-198
Back Matter....Pages 199-254

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-3
The Thames estuary: a history of the impact of humans on the environment and a description of the current approach to environmental management....Pages 5-26
Physical and chemical characteristics....Pages 27-48
The algae of the Thames estuary: a reappraisal....Pages 49-65
The zooplankton communities of the Thames estuary....Pages 67-84
The benthic macroinvertebrate communities of the Thames estuary....Pages 85-113
Temporal changes in the movements and abundance of Thames estuary fish populations....Pages 115-139
Host—parasite interactions: case studies of parasitic infections in migratory fish....Pages 141-167
The Thames estuary saltmarsh plant and seagrass communities....Pages 169-189
Estuaries: towards the next century....Pages 191-198
Back Matter....Pages 199-254
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