Alan R. Longhurst

Ecological Geography of the Sea (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents an in-depth discussion of the biological and ecological geography of the oceans. It synthesizes locally restricted studies of the ocean to generate a global geography of the vast marine world.

Based on patterns of algal ecology, the book divides the ocean into four primary compartments, which are then subdivided into secondary compartments.

*Includes color insert of the latest in satellite imagery showing the world's oceans, their similarities and differences

*Revised and updated to reflect the latest in oceanographic research

*Ideal for anyone interested in understanding ocean ecology -- accessible and informative

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
• Seitenzahl: 560
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. August 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780080465579
• Artikelnr.: 38115658

Autorenporträt

After 4 years of war service and after graduating from the University of London in 1952, Alan Longhurst subsequently studied the ecology of benthic communities and demersal fish off tropical West Africa and New Zealand, and the ecology of oceanic zooplankton in the eastern tropical Pacific, the north Atlantic and the arctic archipelago of Canada. He has held both research and administrative posts in several laboratories and has had many less formal occupations, such as coordinating the EASTROPAC surveys or acting as Secretary, SCOR. He has published widely in the field of benthic and pelagic ecology, and concerning the ecological basis of fisheries. He is now retired and spends much of year in SW France, where he assists his wife in running a gallery of contemporary art, keeping a sharp eye out for oceanographers among their clients.

Inhaltsangabe

Ch. 1 Towards an Ecological Geography of the SeaCh. 2 Changing Views of How
Marine Ecosystems FunctionCh. 3 Biogeographic Data in Ecological
ANalysisCh. 4 Ocean Fronts and Other Ecological DiscontinuitiesCh. 5
Physical Forcing of Phytoplankton ProductionCh. 6 Nutrient Limitation: The
Example of IronCh. 7 Biomes: The Primary CompartmentsCh. 8 Provinces: The
Secondary PartitionCh. 9 Longer Term Responses: From Seasons to
CenturiesCh. 10 The Atlantic OceanCh. 11 The Indian OceanCh. 12 The Pacific
OceanCh. 13 The Southern Ocean