{"product_id":"9789401048774","title":"Ecological Studies in the Coastal Waters of Mauritania: Proceedings of a Symposium held at Leiden, The Netherlands 25–27 March 1991","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEcological Studies in the Coastal Waters of Mauritania: Proceedings of a Symposium held at Leiden, The Netherlands 25–27 March 1991\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eWolff, W.J.; van der Land, J.; Nienhuis, P.H.; de Wilde, P.A.W.J.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume on the ecology of Mauritanian coastal waters and in  particular the Banc d'Arguin, allows us to understand the functioning  of this remarkable coastal wetland. Major questions concern the  interaction between the Banc d'Arguin ecosystem on the one hand and  the adjoining systems of the open ocean with its intensive upwelling  phenomena and the Sahara desert on the other. Is the Banc d'Arguin  ecosystem relatively isolated from its surroundings and does it  function as a tropical pocket in a more temperate surrounding, as  suggested by Sevrin-Reyssac (1983); or does it interact with both the  Sahara and the Atlantic Ocean?\u003cbr\u003e  At the Banc d'Arguin, the area between the estuarine parts and the  open ocean is extremely shallow and largely uncharted. Large research  vessels cannot penetrate the shallows, whereas small vessels are often  unable to negotiate the outer part of the shallow area due to rough  weather conditions. Hence, separate teams report on work at the  seaward side of this shallow sill and at the landward side. In  addition, other teams address different questions, such as the  productivity of the seagrass beds and the benthic fauna, the number of  birds spending the summer at the Banc d'Arguin, and the distribution  of several taxonomic groups of flora and fauna.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-10-29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789401048774\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-011-1986-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 260cm x195cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 222\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44398563229836,"sku":"9789401048774","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789401048774.jpg?v=1755437514","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789401048774","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}