John H.S. Blaxter / Bruce Douglas / Paul A. Tyler (Volume ed.)

Advances in Marine Biology

Volume 34
Herausgegeben:Blaxter, John H.S.; Douglas, Bruce; Tyler, Paul A.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume of Advances in Marine Biology contains four eclectic reviews on topics ranging from marine mollusc mucus to deep-sea hydrothermal vent fauna.

Advances in Marine Biology contains up-to-date reviews of all areas of marine science, including fisheries science and macro/micro fauna. Each volume contains peer-reviewed papers detailing the ecology of marine regions.

Produktdetails

• Advances in Marine Biology Volume 34
• Verlag: Academic Press / Elsevier Science & Technology
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: S0065-2881(08)X6018-3
• 1998.
• Seitenzahl: 463
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 154mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 903g
• ISBN-13: 9780120261345
• ISBN-10: 0120261340
• Artikelnr.: 21185536

Inhaltsangabe

Mucus from Marine Molluscs:
Introduction.
Composition of Mucus.
Properties of Mucus.
Mucus Production.
Function of Mucus.
Mucus in Molluscan Energy Budgets.
Ecology.
Overview.

Constraints on Coastal Lagoon Fisheries:
Introduction.
Overview.
Material and Methods.
Geographical and Morphometrical Constraints.
Environmental and Anthropogenic Constraints.
Final Conclusions.
Acknowledgements.
References.

The Effects of Fishing on Marine Ecosystems:
General Introduction.
Benthic Fauna and Habitat.
Fish Community Structure.
Trophic Interactions.
Study of Fishing Effects.
Management.
Summary.

A Biogeographical Perspective of the Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Fauna:
Introduction.
Hydrothermal Vents.
Other Related Faunas.
The Biogeography of Faunas.
Local to Regional-Scale Processes.
Regional to Global-Scale Processes.
The Distribution Patterns of Taxa.
Patterns in Diversity.
Summary.
References.

Subject Index.

Rezensionen

Praise for the Series
"Each of these reviews is complete within its topics." --THE QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY