Feeding and Survival Srategies of Estuarine Organisms

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Attachment to Suspended Solids as a Strategy of Estuarine Bacteria....Pages 1-15
Growth and Survival of Estuarine Microalgae....Pages 17-28
Survival Strategies of Attached Algae in Estuaries....Pages 29-38
Survival Strategies of Meiofauna....Pages 39-52
Survival Strategies of Tubificids in the Thames and other Estuaries....Pages 53-63
Survival Strategies in Estuarine Nereids....Pages 65-77
Behavioural Activities and Ecological Strategies in the Intertidal Gastropod Hydrobia Ulvae ....Pages 79-90
The Survival of Macoma Balthica (L.) in Mobile Sediments....Pages 91-108
The Feeding and Survival Strategies of Estuarine Molluscs....Pages 109-121
The Survival, Behaviour and Respiratory Physiology of Crangon Vulgaris (Fabr.) in the Polluted Thames Estuary....Pages 123-133
The Penetration of Brackish-Water by the Echinodermata....Pages 135-151
Effects of Closure of the Grevelingen Estuary on Survival and Development of Macrozoobenthos....Pages 153-158
Tidal Migration of Plaice and Flounders as a Feeding Strategy....Pages 159-171
On Cropping and Being Cropped: The Regeneration of Body Parts by Benthic Organisms....Pages 173-177
How Foraging Plovers Cope with Environmental Effects on Invertebrate Behaviour and Availability....Pages 179-192
Prey Depletion and the Regulation of Predator Density: Oystercatchers ( Haematopus Ostralegus ) Feeding on Mussels ( Mytilus Edulis )....Pages 193-216
Factors Affecting the Occupation of Mussel ( Mytilus Edulis ) Beds by Oystercatchers ( Haematopus Ostralegus ) on the Exe Estuary, Devon....Pages 217-229
Survival of Shorebirds (Charadrii) During Severe Weather: The Role of Nutritional Reserves....Pages 231-249
The Importance of Nocturnal Foraging in Shorebirds: A Consequence of Increased Invertebrate Prey Activity....Pages 251-260
The Importance of Field Feeding to the Survival of Wintering Male and Female Curlews Numenius Arquata on the Tees Estuary....Pages 261-273
Migration and Dispersal of Shorebirds as a Survival Strategy....Pages 275-290
Feeding and Survival Strategies of Estuarine Organisms Epilogue....Pages 291-293
Back Matter....Pages 295-304