Author: Michael S. FosterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Giant kelp
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
The Ecology of Giant Kelp Forests in California
Author: Michael S. FosterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Giant kelp
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
The Biology and Ecology of Giant Kelp Forests
Author: David R. SchielPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520961099
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
The largest seaweed, giant kelp (Macrocystis) is the fastest growing and most prolific of all plants found on earth. Growing from the seafloor and extending along the ocean surface in lush canopies, giant kelp provides an extensive vertical habitat in a largely two-dimensional seascape. It is the foundation for one of the most species-rich, productive, and widely distributed ecological communities in the world. Schiel and Foster’s scholarly review and synthesis take the reader from Darwin’s early observations to contemporary research, providing a historical perspective for the modern understanding of giant kelp evolution, biogeography, biology, and physiology. The authors furnish a comprehensive discussion of kelp species and forest ecology worldwide, with considerations of human uses and abuses, management and conservation, and the current and likely future impacts of global change. This volume promises to be the definitive treatise and reference on giant kelp and its forests for many years, and it will appeal to marine scientists and others who want a better appreciation and understanding of these wondrous forests of the sea.
The Ecology of Fishes on Coral Reefs
Author: Peter F. SalePublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080925510
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 773
Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the ecology of coral reef fishes presented by top researchers from North America and Australia. Immense strides have been made over the past twenty years in our understanding of ecological systems in general and of reef fish ecology in particular. Many of the methodologies that reef fish ecologists use in their studies will be useful to a wider audience of ecologists for the design of their ecological studies. Significant among the impacts of the research on reef fish ecology are the development of nonequilibrium models of community organization, more emphasis on the role of recruitment variability in structuring local assemblages, the development and testing of evolutionary models of social organization and reproductive biology, and new insights into predator-prey and plant-herbivore interactions.
Fishery Bulletin
Author: The Ecology of Marine Fishes
Author: Dr. Larry G. AllenPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520932471
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1353
Book Description
Marine fishes have been intensively studied, and some of the fundamental ideas in the science of marine ecology have emerged from the body of knowledge derived from this diverse group of organisms. This unique, authoritative, and accessible reference, compiled by 35 luminary ecologists, evolutionary biologists, and ichthyologists, provides a synthesis and interpretation of the large, often daunting, body of information on the ecology of marine fishes. The focus is on the fauna of the eastern Pacific, especially the fishes of the California coast, a group among the most diverse and best studied of all marine ecosystems. A generously illustrated and comprehensive source of information, this volume will also be an important launching pad for future research and will shed new light on the study of marine fish ecology worldwide. The contributors touch on many fields in biology, including physiology, development, genetics, behavior, ecology, and evolution. The book includes sections on the history of research, both published and unpublished data, sections on collecting techniques, and references to important earlier studies.
Fishery Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the California, Oregon and Washington Groundfish Fishery
Author: Pacific Fishery Management Council (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fisheries
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Essential Fish Habitat Designation and Minimization of Adverse Impacts, Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
Author: Distribution and Abundance of Fishes and Invertebrates in West Coast Estuaries: Data summaries
Author: Distribution and Abundance of Fishes and Invertebrates in West Coast Estuaries
Author: Mark E. MonacoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Estuarine animals
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
"This report is the first of two volumes that present information on the spatial and temporal distribution, relative abundance, and life history characteristics of 47 fish and invertebrate species in 32 estuaries along the contiguous West Coast of the U.S. It's purpose is to disseminate data developed in NOAA's Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR) project."--Page 1
Rockfishes of the genus Sebastes
Author: George W. BoehlertPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401137927
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description