- Published:
Fundamentals of an applied ecosystem research project in the Wadden Sea of Schleswig-Holstein
Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen volume 43, pages 565–574 (1989)
Abstract
The aims, content, and organisatory structure of a proposed interdisciplinary ecosystem research project in the Wadden Sea of Schleswig-Holstein (W. Germany) are briefly presented. The project will include research on both fundamental as well as applied aspects of the Wadden Sea ecosystems and their interaction with local human activities. In contrast to most of the other completed or currently running ecosystem research projects on tidal coasts, a considerable part of the scientific work will also deal with aspects of ecosystem management and protection of the various marine and semiterrestrial habitats of the Wadden Sea. Considerable attention is paid to theoretical and methodological aspects of research on ecosystems and landscape units. In particular, the adoption of a hierarchical view of complex biological and environmental systems is recommended.
Literature Cited
ARSU GmbH, 1988. Programmkonzeption zur Ökosystemforschung im niedersächsischen Wattenmeer. — Forsch.Ber. Umweltbundesamt Berlin10902020/02, 1–183.
Baretta, J. W. & Ruardij, P. (ed.), 1988. Tidal flat estuaries. Springer, Berlin 353 pp.
Boynton W., Hawkins, D. E. & Gray, C., 1977. A modelling approach to regional planning in Franklin county and Apalachicola Bay, Florida. In: Ecosystem modelling in theory and practice. Ed. by C.A.S. Hall & J.W. Day. Wiley, New York, 477–506.
Fenchel, T., Ecology-potentials and limitations. Ecology Institute, Oldendorf, 186 pp.
Gordon, D. C., Keizer, P. D., Daborn, G. R., Schwinghamer, P. & Silvert, W. L., 1986. Adventures in holistic ecosystem modelling: The Cumberland Basin ecosystem model. — Neth. J. Sea Res.20, 325–335.
Grossmann, W.-D., Haber, W., Kerner, H., Kunz, A., Richter, U., Schaller, J., Sittard, M. & Spandau, L., 1983. Ökosystemforschung Berchtesgaden. Durchführung des MAB-Projektes 6 „Der Einfluß des Menschen auf Hochgebirgsökosysteme”. Ziele, Fragestellungen und Methoden. — MAB-Mitt. Bonn16, 1–136.
Haber, W., 1986. Umsetzung ökologischer Forschungsergebnisse in politisches handeln. — MAB-Mitt. Bonn22, 3–16.
Hopkinson, C. S. & Day, J. W., 1977. A model of the Barataria Bay salt marsh ecosystem. In: Ecosystem modelling in theory and practice. Ed. by C. A. S. Hall & J. W. Day. Wiley, New York, 235–266.
Johnson, R. W., 1980. Simulation modelling of estuarine ecosystems. In: Estuarine and wetland processes. Ed. by P. Hamilton & K. B. MacDonald. Plenum Press, New York, 541–560.
Kremer, J. N. & Nixon, S. W., 1978. A coastal marine ecosystem. Springer, Berlin, 217 pp.
Leuschner, Ch., 1988. Ökosystemforschung Wattenmeer — Hauptphase Teil 1: Erarbeitung der Konzeption sowie Organisation des Gesamtvorhabens (Forschungsverbund). — Forsch. Ber. Umweltbundesamt Berlin10902020/01, 1–155.
Levins, R. & Lewontin, R., 1980. Dialectics and reductionism in ecology. — Synthese43, 47–78.
Mann, K. H., 1982. Ecology of coastal waters. Blackwell, Oxford, 322 pp.
O'Neill, R. V., DeAngelis, D. L., Waide, J. B. & Allen, T. F. H., 1986. A hierarchical concept of ecosystems. Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, 253 pp.
Pomeroy, L. R. & Wiegert, R. G. (eds.), 1981. The ecology of a salt marsh. Springer, New York, 271 pp.
Vollmer, G., 1988. Ordnung ins Chaos? Zur Weltbildfunktion wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnis. —Naturwiss. Rdsch., Stuttg. 345–350.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Leuschner, C., Scherer, B. Fundamentals of an applied ecosystem research project in the Wadden Sea of Schleswig-Holstein. Helgolander Meeresunters 43, 565–574 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02365912
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02365912