Ecological Processes at Marine Fronts: Oases in the Ocean

Publicado en Springer Briefs in Environmental Science VII
Autores

Acha, E.M., Piola, A.R., Iribarne, O. and Mianzan, H.
Año de publicación 2015
DOI doi:10.1007/978-3-319-15479-4
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

Abstract

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.