Ecosystem modeling as a management tool for the Black Sea Book

Volume 1
	Preface	xi
	Introduction	xiii
	Database and Database Management System of the TU-Black Sea Project	1
	Physical, Chemical and Biological Data Sets of the TU Black Sea Data Base: Description and Evaluation
	Effects of Circulation on the Spatial Distributions of Principle Chemical Properties and Unexpected Short-and Long-Term Changes in the Black Sea	39
	A Comparative Study of Spectrophotometric and Iodometric Back Titration Methods for Hydrogen Sulfide Determination in Anoxic Black Sea Waters	55
	Some Remarks on the Removal Rates of H[subscript 2]S within the Suboxic Zone of the Black Sea	65
	Redox Nepheloid Layer (RNL) of The Black Sea: Its Location, Composition and Origin	77
	Peculiarities of Seasonal Variability of Primary Production in the Black Sea	93
	Unusual Temporal Variations in the Spatial Distribution of Chlorophyll-A in the Black Sea During 1990-96	105
	Basic Characteristics of Biotic Nitrogen Cycle in the Open Western Part of the Black Sea	121
	Seasonal and Interannual Variations of Surface Chlorophyll Concentration in the Black Sea on CZCS Data	137
	Phytoplankton Patches Formed along the Southern Black Sea Coast in Spring and Summer 1996	151
	Production and Biomass of Acartia clausi in the Black Sea During Summer Before and After the Mnemiopsis Outburst	163
	Changes in Species Diversity and Abundance of the Main Components of the Black Sea Pelagic Community During the Last Decade	171
	Distribution of Eggs and Larvae of Anchovy with Respect to Ambient Conditions in the Southern Black Sea During 1993 and 1996	189
	Mediterraneanization of the Black Sea Zooplankton is Continuing	199
	Long-Term Changes in the Biomass and Composition of Fodder Zooplankton in Coastal Regions of the Black Sea During the Period 1957-1996	209
	Long-Term Changes in the Black Sea Zooplankton: the Role of Natural and Anthropogenic Factors	221
	Changes in the Larval Nutrition of the Black Sea Fishes with Respect to Plankton	235
	The Ecological and Physiological State of the Ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi (Agassiz) in the Black Sea in Autumn 1996	249
	A Biochemical Approach for the Estimation of Food Provision for Heterotrophic Organisms of the Black Sea	263
	Zooplankton Dynamics and Variability off the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast During 1991-1995	281
	Spatial Structure of the Black Sea Benthic Communities: Influence of the Pelagic Processes	293
	Changing of the Benthic Communities in the Sevastopol Bay Estuary During the Last Eighty Years	301
	Studies of Structural Parameters of Planktonic Communities of the Open Part of the Black Sea Relevant to Ecosystem Modeling	311
	Vertical Distribution of Summer Phytoplankton in the Western Black Sea During 1991-1995 with Respect to Some Environmental Factors	327
	Physiological and Ecological Studies of Calanus euxinus (Hulsemann) from the Black Sea with Comments on its Life Cycle	351
	State of Summer Ichthyoplankton in the Black Sea	367
Volume 2
	The Bosporus Strait: Exchange Fluxes, Currents and Sea-Level Changes	1
	Isotope Measurements in the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara	29
	Long-Term Variability of Cold Intermediate Layer Renewal Conditions in the Black Sea	47
	Regional Peculiarities of Physical and Chemical Responses to Changes in External Conditions within the Black Sea Pycnocline: Cooling Phase	53
	Circulation and Hydrographic Characteristics of the Black Sea During July 1992	69
	On the ADCP-Derived Rim Current Structure, CIW Formation and the Role of Mesoscale Eddies on the CIW Transport in the Black Sea: Results from April 1993 Observations	93
	Western Black Sea Currents by the Ship Measurements and Satellite Imagery	119
	Experimental Studies of Eddy Structures within the Rim Current Zone in the North-Eastern Part of the Black Sea	131
	Optical Properties of the Black Sea: Results of the CoMSBlack and TU-Black Sea Programs	145
	Rossby Modes in Semi-Enclosed Basins. Their Relevance to Dissipation and Mixing in the Black Sea	163
	Model Study of the Seasonal Variability of the Black Sea Circulation	179
	Numerical Tracer Model of Surface and Intermediate Water Formation in the Black Sea	197
	Processes of Ventilation of the Black Sea Related to Water Exchange through the Bosporus	221
	Structural and Functional Analysis of Planktonic Communities of the Black Sea	237
	Simulation of the Upper Layer Biochemical Structure in the Black Sea	257
	The Impact of Atmospheric Forcing and Water Column Stratification on the Yearly Plankton Cycle	301
	Comparative Analysis and Modelling for Regional Ecosystems of the Black Sea	323
	Modeling Trophic Interrelationships in the Black Sea	359
	Mathematical Modelling of Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur and Manganese Cycling in the Black Sea	373
	Modeling of the Black Sea Anoxic Zone Processes	385