Marine ecosystems : diversity and functions / André Monaco, Patrick Prouzet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Monaco, André, author.

Prouzet, Patrick, author.

Standardized Title:

Marine ecosystems (Monaco)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marine ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England ; Hoboken, New Jersey : ISTE : Wiley, 2015.

Summary:

In a perspective of sustainable management, the balance between ecological dynamics, social and economic are now at the heart of ecological modeling and environmental strategies screenwriting. Diversity and marine ecosystems function illustrates biodiversity, habitat diversity, structures and food webs in various oceans of the world and systems: pelagic and benthic ecosystems, coral reefs and seagrass beds, oasis of hydrothermal vents ridges or areas rich upwelling. Appropriate observation methods, long-term monitoring and modeling reveal the complexity of systems, trophic interactions and spatiotemporal dynamics. The ecosystem approach is a prerequisite to assess the state of these systems, their living resources and ecological services involved in local and global environmental changes.

Contents:

""Table of Contents""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Foreword""; ""1: Marine Biosphere, Carbonate Systems and the Carbon Cycle""; ""1.1. Introduction""; ""1.2. Marine organisms and carbon""; ""1.3. Variability in the production of organic matter""; ""1.4. From the biosphere to the atmosphere to climate""; ""1.5. Carbonate production""; ""1.6. The coupling of carbonaceous and organic productions""; ""1.7. Modification of equilibria and consequences on marine life""; ""1.8. Conclusion""; ""1.9. Bibliography""

""2: Biodiversity of Phytoplankton: Responses to Environmental Changes in Coastal Zones""""2.1. Introduction""; ""2.2. Phytoplankton ecology""; ""2.3. Phytoplankton responses to anthropogenic pressures""; ""2.4. Observation systems for the identification of phytoplankton""; ""2.5. Conclusion""; ""2.6. Bibliography""; ""3: Marine Seagrasses (Magnoliophyta) in the Intertropical Zone""; ""3.1. From plant to habitat""; ""3.2. Role of seagrass beds in the coastal environment""; ""3.3. Functioning of seagrass beds""; ""3.4. Challenges in the conservation of seagrass beds""

""3.5. Pressures on and threats to seagrasses""""3.6. Restoration of seagrass beds""; ""3.7. The functional role of seagrasses in the lagoon ecosystem""; ""3.8. Conclusion""; ""3.9. Bibliography""; ""4: Biocomplexity of Coral Ecosystems: Diversity in All its States""; ""4.1. Introduction""; ""4.2. Diversity in the coral world""; ""4.3. Links between diversities""; ""4.4. Conclusion""; ""4.5. Bibliography""; ""5: Man and Diversity in the Coral Environment""; ""5.1. Introduction""; ""5.2. Diversity and ecological services""

""5.3. Local versus global threats: what are local threats and what are their effects?""""5.4. What are the combined effects of local and global threats on corals?""; ""5.5. Functions and diversity""; ""5.6. Conclusion""; ""5.7. Bibliography""; ""6: Hydrothermal Vents: Oases at Depth""; ""6.1. Introduction to deep-sea ecosystems""; ""6.2. Discovery of hydrothermal sources""; ""6.3. Geology and geochemistry of hydrothermal systems""; ""6.4. Microbial chemosynthesis""; ""6.5. Symbioses and trophic chains""; ""6.6. Distribution of fauna at different spatial scales""

""6.7. Faunal microdistribution and interactions""""6.8. Temporal dynamics of hydrothermal ecosystems""; ""6.9. Mineral resources and exploitation""; ""6.10. Bibliography""; ""List of Authors""; ""Index""; ""End User License Agreement""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 6, 2015).

ISBN:

9781119232469

1119232465

9781119232452

1119232457

9781119116219

111911621X

OCLC:

929530282