Search for dissertations about: "coastal food webs"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words coastal food webs.
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1. The Spider and the Sea : Effects of marine subsidies on the role of spiders in terrestrial food webs
Abstract : The purpose of this study was to identify if terrestrial arthropod predators on Baltic Sea shores vary in their use of marine versus terrestrial food items, and to construct a bottom-up food web for Baltic Sea shores. The inflow of marine nutrients in the area consists mainly of marine algal detritus and emerging aquatic insects (e.g. READ MORE
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2. Formation, uptake and bioaccumulation of methylmercury in coastal seas : a baltic sea case study
Abstract : Methylmercury (MeHg) is a potent neurotoxin which can bioaccumulate to harmful levels in aquatic food webs. Methylmercury formation is a predominantly biotic process which involves phylogenically diverse microorganisms (e.g. iron- or sulfate-reducing bacteria). READ MORE
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3. Beachcombers, landclubbers and able seemen : effects of marine subsidies on the roles of arthropod predators in coastal food webs
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4. Consequences of consumer-resource stoichiometric imbalance in planktonic food webs
Abstract : Resource imbalance between consumers and their resources can come from inadequate resource quantity or quality. The ecological stoichiometry theory focuses on understanding the consequences of imbalance in elemental composition. In this thesis, I have used both resource quality (e.g. READ MORE
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5. Responses of benthic-pelagic coupling to environmental change
Abstract : Changing abiotic factors, like temperature and light are important drivers of seasonality, affecting aquatic ecosystems and organisms annually in a predictable pattern, structuring species composition, growth, reproduction and trophic interactions. As a consequence of human induced climate change, coastal ecosystems are seeing a disruption in the predictability of annual cycles. READ MORE