Marine ecology in a changing world / editors, Andres Hugo Arias, Instituto Argentino de Oceanografia, Bahia Blanca, Argentina, Maria Clara Menendez, Instituto Argentino de Oceanografia, Bahia Blanca, Argentina.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Arias, Andrés Hugo, editor.

Menendez, María Clara, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marine ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With contributions from an impressive group of Argentinean and German oceanographers, this book examines classical ecological issues relating to marine ecosystems in the context of climate change. It paints a picture of marine ecology at the crossroads of global warming. The book examines the fundamentals of marine ecology: ecosystem stability, water quality, and biodiversity in the context of the changes taking place globally. It then reviews the major marine ecosystems in the same context, from the primary producers to the big marine mammals. The chapters cover primary consumers level, be

Contents:

Front Cover; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Potential Effects of Climate Changes on the Marine Ecosystem Stability: Assessment of the Water Quality; Chapter 2: Coastal Marine Biodiversity Challenges and Threats; Chapter 3: Climate Change Effects on Marine Phytoplankton; Chapter 4: Climate Change and Marine Zooplankton; Chapter 5: Benthic Community and Climate Change; Chapter 6: The Ecology of Coastal Wetlands; Chapter 7: Seaweeds Ecology and Climate Change; Chapter 8: World Fisheries and Climate Trend; Chapter 9: Marine Mammals in a Changing World

Notes:

A science publishers book.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 17, 2014).

ISBN:

0-429-07385-2

1-4665-9008-4

OCLC:

868488562