Ecology of marine sediments : from science to management
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Ecology of marine sediments : from science to management
（Oxford biology）
Oxford University Press, 2009
2nd ed
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The ecology of marine sediments : an introduction to the structure and function of benthic communities
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This volume based on "The ecology of marine sediments : an introduction to the structure and function of benthic communities" (Cambridge University Press : 1981)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-213) and index
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Description
Marine sediments provide the largest habitat on planet earth, yet knowledge of the structure and function of their flora and fauna continues to be poorly described in current textbooks. This concise, readable introduction to benthic ecology builds upon the strengths of the previous edition but has been thoroughly revised throughout to incorporate the new technologies and methods that have allowed a rapid and ongoing development of the field. It explores the
relationship between community structure and function, and the selection of global examples ensures an international appeal and relevance. The economic value of marine sediments increases daily, reflected in the text with a new emphasis on pollution, climate change, conservation, and management.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Sampling sediments
- 2. The sediment and related environmental factors
- 3. Describing assemblages of sediment-living organisms
- 4. Diversity
- 5. Functional diversity of benthic assemblages
- 6. Spatial variations in sediment systems
- 7. Temporal variations in benthic assemblages
- 8. Human impacts on soft sediment systems - trawling and fisheries
- 9. Human impacts on soft sediment systems - pollution
- 10. The soft-sediment benthos in the ecosystem
- 11. The benthos in the management of marine sediments
- Concluding remarks
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