Dynamic Aquaria

<p>1. Introduction</p> <p>Part I: Physical Environment<br>2. The Envelope: Physical Parameters and Energy State<br>3. Substrate: The Active Role of Rock, Mud, and Sand<br>4. Water Composition: Management of Salinity, Hardness, and Evaporation<br>5. The Input of Solar Energy: Lighting Requirements<br>6. The Input of Organic Energy: Particulates and Feeding</p> <p>Part II : Biochemical Environment<br>7. Metabolism: Respiration, Photosynthesis, and Biological Loading<br>8. Organisms and Gas Exchange: Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, pH, and Alkalinity<br>9. The Primary Nutrients—Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Silica: Limitation and Eutrophication<br>10. Biomineralization and Calcification: A Key to Biosphere and Ecosystem Function<br>11. Control of the Biochemical Environment: Filters, Bacteria, and the Algal Turf Scrubber</p> <p>Part III: Biological Structure<br>12. Community Structure: Biodiversity in Model Ecosystems<br>13. Trophic Structure: Ecosystems and the Dynamics of Food Chains<br>14. Primary Producers: Plants That Grow on the Bottom<br>15. Herbivores: Predators of Plants and Omnivores, Predators of Plants and Animals<br>16. Carnivores: Predators of Animals<br>17. Plankton and Planktivores: Floating Plants and Animals and Their Predators<br>18. Detritus and Detritivores: The Dynamics of Muddy Bottoms<br>19. Symbionts and Other Feeders</p> <p>Part IV: Ecological Systems in Microcosms, Mesocosms, and Aquaria<br>20. Models of Coral Reef Ecosystems<br>21. A Subarctic/Boreal Microcosm: Test of a Biogeographic Model<br>22. Estuaries: Ecosystem Modeling and Restoration: Where Fresh and Salt Waters Interact<br>23. Freshwater Ecosystem Models</p> <p>Part V: The Environment and Ecological Engineering<br>24. Organisms and Natural Products: Commercial Ecosystem Culture<br>25. Large Scale Water Quality Management with Solar Energy Capture</p> <p>Part VI: Summary<br>26. Microcosms, Mesocosms, and Macrocosms: Building and Restoring Ecosystems: A Synthesis</p>