Advances in marine biology. Volume 46 / edited by A.J. Southward, P.A. Tyler, C.M. Young and L.A. Fuiman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Southward, Alan J.

Tyler, Peter A.

Young, C. M.

Fuiman, Lee A.

Series:

Advances in marine biology ; 46.

Advances in marine biology ; 46

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marine biology.

Marine sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (365 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Academic Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This new volume of Advances in Marine Biology contains reviews on a wide range of important subjects such as: Benthic foraminifera (Protista) and Deep-Water Palaeoceanography; Breeding Biology of the Intertidal Sand Crab Emerita (Decapoda, Anomura); Coral Bleaching and Fatty acid trophic markers in the marine environment. Advances in Marine Biology has been providing in-depth and up-to-date reviews on all aspects of Marine Biology since 1963 -- over 40 years of outstanding coverage! The series is well-known for both its the excellence of its reviews as well as the strength of it

Contents:

Front Cover; Advances in Marine Biology; Copyright Page; Contributors to Volume 46; Contents; Series Contents for Ten Years; Chapter 1. Benthic Foraminifera (Protista) as Tools in Deep-water Palaeoceanography: Environmental Influences on Faunal Characteristics; 1. Introduction; 2. Deep-sea Environments; 3. Methodology: Sieve Sizes, Sampling Devices and Replication; 4. Aspects of Deep-sea Foraminiferal Ecology; 5. Faunal Approaches to Reconstructing Palaeoceanography; 6. Organic Matter Fluxes; 7. Oxygen Concentrations; 8. Bottom-water Hydrography; 9. Water Depth

10. Species Diversity Parameters as Tools in Palaeoceanography11. Summary of Environmental Influences on Live Assemblages; 12. Relationship of Modern and Fossil Assemblages; 13. Problems and Future Directions; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 2. Breeding Biology of the Intertidal Sand Crab, Emerita (Decapoda: Anomura); 1. Introduction; 2. Distribution and Natural History; 3. Sex Ratio and Size at Sexual Maturity; 4. Neoteny; 5. Protandric Hermaphroditism in E. asiatica; 6. Mating Habits; 7. Spermatophores and Sperm Transfer; 8. Moulting Pattern of E. asiatica-A Case Study

9. Reproductive Cycle10. Interrelationship Between Moulting and Reproduction; 11. Biochemistry of Eggs; 12. Yolk Utilisation; 13. Larval Development; 14. Emerita as Indicator Species; 15. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 3. Coral Bleaching - Capacity for Acclimatization and Adaptation; 1. Introduction; 2. Coral Upper Temperature Tolerance Thresholds; 3. The Coral Bleaching Process; 4. Coral Bleaching Protective Mechanisms; 5. Coral and Zooxanthellae Thermal Acclimation, Acclimatization, and Adaptation: Empirical Observations; 6. Coral Bleaching Recovery

7. Bleaching and Coral Disease, Reproduction, and Recruitment8. Long-Term Ecological Implications of Coral Bleaching; 9. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 4. Fatty Acid Trophic Markers in the Pelagic Marine Environment; 1. Introduction; 2. Fatty Acid Dynamics in Marine Primary Producers; 3. Fatty Acid Dynamics in Crustaceous Zooplankton; 4. Fatty Acid Dynamics in Fish; 5. Applications of Fatty Acid Trophic Markers in Major Food Webs; 6. Summary and Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Taxonomic Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographies and index.

ISBN:

1-281-01057-X

9786611010577

0-08-049370-X

OCLC:

476067533