Ecological Processes at Marine Fronts: Oases in the Ocean

Autores

Acha, E.M., Piola, A.R., Iribarne, O. and Mianzan, H.

Publicado en

Springer Briefs in Environmental Science VII

Año de publicación

2015

Afiliaciones

•Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Dean Funes N° 3350, Proyecto Ecología Pesquera INIDEP and Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), Consejo, Mar del Plata, Argentina
•Instituto Franco-Argentino Sobre Estudios del Clima y sus Impactos, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Servício de Hídrografia Naval Avda. and Departamento de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y los Océanos, Facultadde Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires e, Buenos Aires, Argentina
•Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Dean Funes N° 3350, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), Consejo, Mar del Plata, Argentina
•Nacional de Mar del Plata, Dean Funes N° 3350, Proyecto Ecología Pesquera INIDEP and Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC),and Consejo Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-Universidad, Mar del Plata, Argentina

Programa

CRN3

Proyecto

CRN3070

Keywords

Biological production, Bouneries at sea, Climate change, Ecotones, Estuarine fonts, Migrations, Plankton retention, Plume fonts, Shelf-break fronts, Terrestrial boundaries, Tidal fonts, Trophic webs, Upwelling fronts

DOI

https://doi.org/doi:10.1007/978-3-319-15479-4

Resumen

This book reviews and summarizes the results and hypotheses raised by studies directly or indirectly dealing with the ecology of fronts and aims to identify the themes that connect them to produce a synthesis of this knowledge. Though not immediately perceived the ocean is highly structured and fronts are one of the most important components of its structural complexity. Marine fronts have been known since the early 20th Century, however, the more recent availability of high resolution satellite imagery, field measurements and numerical simulations have greatly advanced our understanding of their ecological impact. This work touches on topics such as front types, its biology and its comparisons with other bounderies at sea, as well as comparisons of fronts with terrestrial boundaries and the &lsquoecotone&rsquo concept. Furthermore, it also looks at the management and conservation of marine life.