Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgements
Disclaimer
Poole Harbour Study Group

1 Introduction: Ecology and Economics in an Industrialised Harbour
John Humphreys and Alice E. Hall

Part I: Background
2 An Industrial History of Poole Harbour
David A. Humphreys
3 The Archaeology of the Marine Shells of Poole Harbour
Jessica Winder and Greg Campbell
4 Developing Conceptual Ecosystem Models for Poole Harbour
Eleanor Rivers and Roger J.H. Herbert

Part II: Ecology
5 The Planktonic Organisms of Poole Harbour
Daniel J. Franklin and Andrew Powell
6 Intertidal and Lagoon Macrofauna and Flora of Poole Harbour
Roger J.H. Herbert, Richard A. Stillman, Kathryn Ross, Ann Thornton, Alice E. Hall, Jessica Bone, Leo Clarke, Elena Cantarello and Philip Pickering
7 The Fishes of Poole Harbour
Philip Pickering and Roger J.H. Herbert
8 Waterbirds of Poole Harbour: Figures and Trends
Kathryn E. Ross, Katharine M. Bowgen, Niall H.K. Burton, Roger J.H. Herbert and Richard A. Stillman
9 An Overview of Seals in Poole Harbour
Sarah Hodgson and Julie Hatcher
10 Holes Bay Nature Park: Ecology and Human Activity
Emma Rance

Part III: Fisheries
11 Fisheries of Poole Harbour
Robert W. E. Clark
12 A Tale of Three Fisheries: The Value of the Small-scale Commercial Fishing Fleet, Aquaculture and the Recreational Charter Boat Fleet to the Local Economy of Poole
Chris Williams and William Davies
13 The Manila Clam in Poole Harbour: A Journey to Sustainability
Sarah Elizabeth Birchenough
14 Ecology and Exploitation of Poole Harbour Oysters
John Humphreys

Part IV: Water QualIty
15 Water Framework Directive Ecological Monitoring in Poole Harbour, 2007–2019
Suzy Witt
16 Wessex Water’s Environmental Improvement Work in the Poole Harbour Catchment during the Twenty-First Century, 2000–2019
Ruth Barden
17 Managing Poole Harbour Water Quality through a Catchment-based Approach
Fiona Bowles
18 Using Drone Surveys to Assess Opportunistic Green Algae in Poole Harbour
Andrew Harrison
19 Nuisance Macroalgae in Poole Harbour
Suzy Witt
20 The Potential Economic Exploitation of Macroalgal Mats in Poole Harbour and Other Channel Estuarine Systems
Sinead E. Morris, Gordon J. Watson, Sophie Richier, Iain D. Green, Annesia L. Lamb and Daniel J. Franklin

Part V ConclusIon
21 Conservation and Regulation in an Industrialised Estuary
John Humphreys and Alice E. HallIndex269

Index

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