Impacts of tree harvesting on the carbon balance and functioning in mangrove forests.
Thesis
Lang'at, J. K. S. Impacts of tree harvesting on the carbon balance and functioning in mangrove forests. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6049
Mangrove forests are considered one of the most efficient natural carbon sinks and their preservation is thus important in climate change mitigation. However, they are declini...
An Investigation into changes in the phytoplankton community in Loch Creran, a Scottish sea loch
Thesis
Whyte, C. T. An Investigation into changes in the phytoplankton community in Loch Creran, a Scottish sea loch. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5696
Short term and irregular sampling in Loch Creran over recent decades suggested that changes may be occurring in the phytoplankton community in the loch. This study sought to c...
Developing and testing an index of change in microplankton community structure in temperate shelf seas
Thesis
Scherer, C. Developing and testing an index of change in microplankton community structure in temperate shelf seas. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5640
Assessment of eutrophication of coastal waters has traditionally relied on bulk indicators of ecosystem state (e.g. nutrients and phytoplankton biomass as chlorophyll) and cha...
The development of an assimilative capacity model for the sustainable management of nutrients within the Ria Formosa in southern Portugal
Thesis
Brito, A. C. The development of an assimilative capacity model for the sustainable management of nutrients within the Ria Formosa in southern Portugal. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3604
Mathematical modelling approaches have been widely used to evaluate the capacity of an ecosystem to assimilate anthropogenic wastes. This is essential to develop sustainable m...
Uses of benthic ecology in the assessment of anthropogenic impacts in the marine environment.
Thesis
Whomersley, P. Uses of benthic ecology in the assessment of anthropogenic impacts in the marine environment. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3741
Influence of species diversity on the return of ecosystem functions in replanted mangroves in Kenya
Thesis
Kirui, B. K. Y. Influence of species diversity on the return of ecosystem functions in replanted mangroves in Kenya. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9236
Rates of loss of biodiversity caused by human action are on the increase worldwide. However implications of species loss on the natures' ability to provide ecosystem services ...
Modelling the environmental Impacts of suspended Mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) farming.
Thesis
Chamberlain, J. Modelling the environmental Impacts of suspended Mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) farming. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5595
The potential impacts of marine aquaculture operations on the environment are
reviewed. The reported effects of suspended mussel farms on the benthic
environment are examined ...
Life history and population structure of the exploited mangrove crab Ucides cordatus cordatus (Decapoda: Brachyura) in the Caete Estuary, North Brazil.
Thesis
Diele, K. (2000)
Life history and population structure of the exploited mangrove crab Ucides cordatus cordatus (Decapoda: Brachyura) in the Caete Estuary, North Brazil. (Thesis). Universität Bremen. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6575
The semiterrestrial crab U. cordatus is one of the most heavily exploited resources of Bra-zilian mangrove forests. The growing interest in protecting and managing U. cordatus...