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Physical ecology of some New Zealand supralittoral pools

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Summary

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    From December 1960 to December 1961 studies were made of aspects of the physical ecology of pools of the splash zone at Taylors Mistake, near Christchurch and at Goose Bay and South Bay Kaikoura, New Zealand.

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    Fluctuations in salinity, temperature, oxygen tension and hydrogen ion concentration within pools have been recorded.

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    Salinity layering was common in the pools. Layering was established by water of lower salinity coming to lie upon more saline water already in pools.

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    Pools often showed temperature and oxygen stratification. Temperatures and oxygen tension within pools were influenced by salinity layering.

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    The relationships of the salinity conditions in these pools to those on the Isle of Man and the Baltic coast are discussed.

Resumen

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    Desde Diciembre 1960 hasta Diciembre 1961 se han realizado estudios de ciertos de la ecología física de las lagunas de la zona supra-litoral de Taylors Mistake, cerca de Christchurch y de Goose Bay y South Bay Kaikoura, Nueva Zelanda.

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    Se han observado fluctuaciones en salinidad, temperatura, tension de oxigeno y concentración de hidrogeno ion.

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    Se observo con frecuencia una estratificaci'on en la salinidad de las lagunas. La estraficac'ion era producida por agua de baja salinidad depositandose sobre aqua de mayor salinidad ya existence en la laguna.

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    Las lagunas mostraban con frecuencia estratificación en temperatura y en oxigeno. Las temperaturas y las tensiones de oxigeno de las lagunas eran influenciados por la estratificación de la salinidad.

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    Son discutidas las relaciones entre condiciones salinas de estas lagunas y las de la Isla de Man y de la costa del Báltico.

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McGregor, D.D. Physical ecology of some New Zealand supralittoral pools. Hydrobiologia 25, 277–284 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00189867

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