Dynamic Aquaria: Building Living Ecosystems

8 ½ X 10 15/16 in 1: Introduction Part I: Physical Environment 2: The Envelope: Physical Parameters and Energy State3: Substrate: The Active Role of Rock, Mud, and Sand 4: Water Composition: Management of Salinity, Hardness, and Evapor ation 5: The Input of Solar Energy: Lighting Requirements6: The Input of Organic Energy: Particulates and Feeding Part II : Biochemical Environment 7: Metabolism: Respiration, Photosynthesis, and Biological Loading 8: Organisms and Gas Exchange: Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, pH, and Alkalinity 9: The Primary Nutrients Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Silica: Limitation and Eutrophication 10: Biomineraliza tion and Calcification: A Key to Biosphere and Ecosystem Function 11: Control of the Biochemical Environment: Filters, Bacteria, an d the Algal Turf Scrubber Part III: Biological Stru cture 12: Community Structure: Biodiversity in Mod el Ecosystems 13: Trophic Structure: Ecosystems and the Dyn