Ecosystems of the deep oceans / edited by P.A. Tyler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tyler, Paul A.

Series:

Ecosystems of the world ; 28.

Ecosystems of the world ; 28

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deep-sea ecology.

Biotic communities.

Ecosystem.

Oceans and Seas.

Medical Subjects:

Ecosystem.

Oceans and Seas.

Physical Description:

ix, 569 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 2003.

Contents:

The deep-sea floor : an overview / D. Thistle

The pelagic environment of the open ocean / M.V. Angel

Reducing environments of the deep-sea floor / V. Tunnicliffe, S.K. Juniper and M. Sibuet

The deep Atlantic Ocean / L.A. Levin and A.J. Gooday

The deep Pacific Ocean floor / C.R. Smith and A.W.J. Demopoulos

The deep Indian Ocean floor / A.W.J. Demopoulos, C.R. Smith and P.A. Tyler

The polar deep seas / A. Clarke

The peripheral deep seas / P.A. Tyler

Large-scale spatial and temporal patterns of deep-sea benthic species diversity / C.T. Stuart, M.A. Rex and R.J. Etter

Food inputs, utilization, carbon flow and energetics / J.D. Gage

Reproduction, development and life history traits / C.M. Young

Anthropogenic impacts on the deep sea / H. Thiel

Epilogue: Exploration, observation and experimentation / P.A.Tyler.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

044482619X

OCLC:

51568279