Marine biodiversity : patterns and processes / edited by Rupert F.G. Ormond, John D. Gage, and Martin V. Angel.

Other author Ormond, Rupert.
Other author Gage, John D.
Other author Angel, Martin Vivian.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, U.K. ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Descriptionxxii, 449 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Marine biodiversity in its global context. / M Williamson -- Gradients in marine biodiversity. / J.S. Gray -- Pelagic biodiversity. M.V. Angel -- Biological diversity in oceanic macrozooplankton: more than counting species. / A.C. Pierrot-Bults -- Large-scale patterns of species diversity in the deep-sea benthos. / M.A. Rex, R.J. Etter, and C.T. Stuart -- Diversity, latitude and time: patterns in the shallow sea. / A. Clarke and J.A. Crame -- High benthic species diversity in deep-sea sediments: the importance of hydrodynamics. / J.D. Gage -- Diversity and structure of tropical Indo-Pacific benthic communities: relation to regimes of nutrient input. / J.D. Taylor -- Why are coral reef communities so diverse? / A.J. Kohn -- The biodiversity of coral reef fishes. / R.F.G. Onnond and C.M. Roberts -- The historical component of marine taxonomic diversity gradients. / J.A. Crame and A. Clarke -- Population genetics and demography of marine species. / J.E. Neigel -- Discovering unrecognised diversity among marine molluscs. / J. Grahame, S.L. Hull, P.J. Mill and Hemingway -- Ecosystem function at low biodiversity - the Baltic example. / R. Elmgren and C. Hill -- Land- seascape diversity of the USA east coast coastal zone with particular reference to estuaries. / G. C. Ray, P. Hayden, M.G. McCormick-Ray and T.M. Smith -- The development of mariculture and its implications for biodiversity. / M.C.M. Beveridge, L.G. Ross and J.A. Stewart -- Protecting marine biodiversity and integrated coastal zone management. / J.S.H. Pullen -- Conserving biodiversity in north-east Atlantic marine ecosystems. / K. Hiscock.
Local noteLittle-317593--305131017540U
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 96009334
ISBN0521552222 (hardback)

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Joyner General Stacks QH91.57.A1 M3 1997 ✔ Available Place Hold