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Ecology of Aquatic Systems
Author | : Michael Dobson,Chris Frid |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : UCSD:31822037150596 |
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This book provides an introduction to the diversity of aquatic environments and moves away from the traditional split between marine and freshwater systems, emphasising their common features and ecological similarities.
Aquatic Ecosystems Interactivity of Dissolved Organic Matter
Author | : Stuart Findlay,Robert L. Sinsabaugh |
Publsiher | : Academic Press |
Total Pages | : 534 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780122563713 |
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Overviews of the source, supply and variability of DOM, surveys of the processes that mediate inputs to microbial food webs, and syntheses consolidating research findings provide a comprehensive review of what is known of DOM in freshwater. This book will be important to anyone interested in understanding the fundamental factors associated with DOM that control aquatic ecosystems."--BOOK JACKET.
Fundamentals of Aquatic Ecology
Author | : R. S. K. Barnes,K. H. Mann |
Publsiher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2009-07-21 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781444314106 |
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Fundamentals of Aquatic Ecology is a completely updated and revised edition of the earlier work, Fundamentals of Aquatic Ecosystems. The new edition has been re-titled to reflect the fact that the authors found that, from the modification exercise, a completely different and new book emerged. The new edition concentrates heavily of the fundamental features common to all aquatic systems, both marine and freshwater. This unique synthesis allows for the discussion of ecological processes comparatively, across environments. A general introduction is followed by discussion of various 'types' of aquatic ecosystems - open waters, coastal zones, benthos, and the aquatic ecosystem as a whole. This is followed by an important new chapter on aquatic ecosystems and global ecology. Later chapters consider the individuals and communities in aquatic ecosystems. A totally re-written and rejuvenated edition of an established student text. Synthesizes both marine and freshwater ecology. Covers both ecosystem ecology and population biology. In depth consideration of man's impact on the aquatic environment.
Modern Trends in Applied Aquatic Ecology
Author | : R.S. Ambasht,Navin K. Ambasht |
Publsiher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 389 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781461502210 |
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Organisms and environment have evolved through modifying each other over millions of years. Humans appeared very late in this evolutionary time scale. With their superior brain attributes, humans emerged as the most dominating influence on the earth. Over the millennia, from simple hunter-food gatherers, humans developed the art of agriculture, domestication of animals, identification of medicinal plants, devising hunting and fishing techniques, house building, and making clothes. All these have been for better adjustment, growth, and survival in otherwise harsh and hostile surroundings and climate cycles of winter and summer, and dry and wet seasons. So humankind started experimenting and acting on ecological lines much before the art of reading, writing, or arithmetic had developed. Application of ecological knowledge led to development of agriculture, animal husbandry, medicines, fisheries, and so on. Modem ecology is a relatively young science and, unfortunately, there are so few books on applied ecology. The purpose of ecology is to discover the principles that govern relationships among plants, animals, microbes, and their total living and nonliving environmental components. Ecology, however, had remained mainly rooted in botany and zoology. It did not permeate hard sciences, engineering, or industrial technologies leading to widespread environmental degradation, pollution, and frequent episodes leading to mass deaths and diseases.
Ecology of Aquatic Management
Author | : Chris Frid,Mike Dobson,Michael Dobson |
Publsiher | : Pearson Education |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0130866105 |
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Sustainable management of ecosystems is a key issue in ecology and environmental science and aquatic ecosystems are high on international priorities for conservation. Ecology of Aquatic Management provides an introduction to the exploitation and management of marine and freshwater systems from an ecological perspective.This timely book explores current exploitation practices, discussing underlying scientific principles, and providing case studies and references to enable students to study individual topics in more depth.
Chemical Ecology in Aquatic Systems
Author | : Christer Brönmark,Lars-Anders Hansson |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2012-03 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780199583102 |
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However, our knowledge of this "chemical network" is still negligible.
Chemical Ecology in Aquatic Systems
Author | : Christer Brönmark,Lars-Anders Hansson |
Publsiher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 317 |
Release | : 2012-03-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780191625374 |
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In recent years it has become increasingly clear that chemical interactions play a fundamental role in aquatic habitats and have far-reaching evolutionary and ecological consequences. A plethora of studies have shown that aquatic organisms from most taxa and functional groups respond to minute concentrations of chemical substances released by other organisms. However, our knowledge of this "chemical network" is still negligible. Chemical interactions can be divided into two larger sub-areas based on the function of the chemical substance. First, there are interactions where chemical substances are toxic to other organisms and are used as a defence against consumers (including both herbivores and predators) or a weapon against competitors (allelopathy). Second, chemical substances may be used as a source for information of the environment; for example: how can I find the optimal habitat, the best food, the nicest partner, and avoid being eaten? Aquatic organisms are able to detect and respond to extremely low concentrations of chemical cues to answer all these questions. The book aims at connecting these intriguing chemical interactions with traditional knowledge of organism interactions. Chemical Ecology of Aquatic Systems covers a wide range of studies, both plant and animal, from different geographic regions and habitats - pelagic as well as benthic. Most of the chemical interactions are similar in freshwater and marine habitats and this book therefore strives at integrating work on both systems.
Body Size The Structure and Function of Aquatic Ecosystems
Author | : Alan G. Hildrew,David G. Raffaelli,Ronni Edmonds-Brown |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 335 |
Release | : 2007-07-12 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9781139464178 |
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Ecologists have long struggled to predict features of ecological systems, such as the numbers and diversity of organisms. The wide range of body sizes in ecological communities, from tiny microbes to large animals and plants, is emerging as the key to prediction. Based on the relationship between body size and features such as biological rates, the physics of water and the amount of habitat available, we may be able to understand patterns of abundance and diversity, biogeography, interactions in food webs and the impact of fishing, adding up to a potential 'periodic table' for ecology. Remarkable progress on the unravelling, describing and modelling of aquatic food webs, revealing the fundamental role of body size, makes a book emphasising marine and freshwater ecosystems particularly apt. In this 2007 book, the importance of body size is examined at a range of scales that will be of interest to professional ecologists, from students to senior researchers.