Ecology of marine bivalves : an ecosystem approach / Richard F. Dame.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dame, Richard F.

Contributor:

Chemical Rubber Company.

Series:

Marine science ; 34.

Marine science ; 34

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bivalves--Ecology.

Bivalves.

Marine invertebrates--Ecology.

Marine invertebrates.

Biotic communities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 260 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

2nd ed.

Other Title:

ENVIROnetBASE

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Exploring the potential use of bivalves as indicators and monitors of ecosystem health, this book describes live and computer simulated experiments, mesocosm studies, and field manipulation experiments. This second edition discusses major new developments, including phase shifts in many coastal and estuarine ecosystems dominated by suspension-feeding bivalves, the invasion or introduction of alien bivalve species, the rapid growth of environmental restoration focused on bivalves, and the examination of geological history with regard to global climate change and its impact on bivalve-dominated systems.

Contents:

Historical ecology of bivalves

Physical environmental interactions

Organismic scale processes

Population processes

Ecosystem grazing

Ecosystem metabolism and nutrient cycling

Ecosystem experiments

Ecosystem health, restoration, and services.

Notes:

"A CRC title."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

1-000-21879-1

0-429-10653-X

1-283-35028-9

9786613350282

1-4398-3912-3

9780429106538

OCLC:

766429751

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access