Baltic Crustaceans

About this book

Baltic Crustaceans presents all Malacostracan cructaceans 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 given, and the environmental preferences, the role in the food web and human economy described. The book describes the history of the Baltic sea and the occurrence of crustaceans in its history against the terms of hydrological conditions, explaining why in the Baltic sea only part of all marine crustaceans occur. Baltic Crustaceans is richly illustrated with photographs and beautiful pictures of animals specifically prepared for this book.

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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