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Ecology of marine sediments : from science to management / John S. Gray, Michael Elliot.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gray, John Stuart, 1941-2007.
- Series:
- Oxford biology.
- Oxford biology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marine ecology.
- Benthos.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This textbook gives a broad coverage of the central topics in the ecology of soft sediments. It explores the relationships between community structure and function, and the selection of global examples ensures an international appeal and relevance.
- Contents:
- Contents; A tribute to John Stuart Gray (1941-2007); 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; References and Further Reading; Index
- Notes:
- This edition previously issued in print: 2009.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-213) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-191671-4
- 1-281-98543-0
- 9786611985431
- 0-19-154676-3
- OCLC:
- 476241286
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