Baltic Crustaceans

This book presents all Malacostracan crustaceans occurring in the Baltic Sea in water salinity from 2 to 15 psu. The Baltic sea is very special due to its low salinity and characteristic fauna. For each of the 58 species the systematic position, the origin and distribution in European waters are giv...

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Main Author: Szaniawska, Anna (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Subjects:
Marine sciences.
Freshwater.
Aquatic ecology .
Invertebrates.
ISBN:9783319563541
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Crustaceans in the history of the Baltic Sea
  • 3. Baltic Sea - the life environment
  • 3.1. Salinity
  • 3.2. Temperature
  • 3.3. Stagnation
  • 3.4. Oxygenation
  • 3.5. Bottom sediments
  • 3.6. Human activity impact
  • 4. Szczecin Lagoon and Pomeranian Bay
  • 5. Gulf of Gdanks and Vistula Lagoon
  • 6. Gulf of Riga
  • 7. Gulf of Finland
  • 8. Gulf of Bothnia
  • 9. General characteristics of Malacostraca
  • 10. Table of species
  • 11. Non native species
  • 12. Function and importance of crustaceans
  • 13. Literature
  • 14. Glossary.

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