Advances in marine biology. Volume 76 /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Curry, Barbara E.
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Academic Press, 2017.
• Σειρά: Advances in marine biology ; v. 76.
• Θέματα: Marine biology.; Electronic books.

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Front Cover; Advances in Marine Biology; Copyright; Contributors to Volume 76; Contents; Series Contents for Last Fifteen Years*; Preface; Chapter One: Islands in a Sea of Mud: Insights From Terrestrial Island Theory for Community Assembly on Insular Marine Su ... ; 1. Island Biogeography as a Framework; 1.1. Species-Area Relationship and Island Size; 1.2. Degree of Isolation; 1.3. Incidence Functions; 1.4. Nestedness; 1.5. Nonrandom Co-occurrence; 2. Subtidal and Deep-Sea Habitats as Islands; 3. Patterns on Subtidal Islands; 3.1. Species-Area Relationship and Island Size.
• 3.2. Degree of Isolation3.3. Incidence Functions; 3.4. Nestedness; 3.5. Nonrandom Co-occurrence; 4. Processes Underlying These Patterns; 4.1. Larval Dispersal; 4.2. Succession; 4.3. Competition and Facilitation; 5. A Direction Forward; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter Two: Patterns and Drivers of Egg Pigment Intensity and Colour Diversity in the Ocean: A Meta-Analysis of Phylum E ... ; 1. Introduction; 2. Study of Egg Metrics, and Biotic and Abiotic Factors; 2.1. Dataset Collection; 2.2. Standardization of Variables for Colour Assessment; 2.3. Hypotheses and Data Analysis.
• 3. Drivers of Egg Pigmentation Intensity and Diversity3.1. Overall Patterns of Egg Colour Relative to Development Site; 3.2. Ocean Basin, Development Mode, Egg, and Adult Size; 3.3. Buoyancy; 3.4. Taxonomic Class; 4. Discussion; 4.1. Development Site Explains Pigment Intensity But Not Colour Diversity; 4.2. Why Green? The Link Between Ocean Basin and Phylogenetic Patterns of Egg Colour; 4.3. Why Red and Yellow? A North Atlantic Study of Crypsis; 4.4. Egg Colours in the Ocean and Beyond; 5. Future Directions; 6. Summary and Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Appendices; References.
• Chapter Three: Biological Conservation of Giant Limpets: The Implications of Large Size1. Introduction; 2. Gigantism in Limpets; 3. Distribution; 3.1. Geographic Range; 3.2. Preferred Substrate; 3.3. Intertidal Distribution/Exposure to Wave Action; 4. Life History Traits; 4.1. Density; 4.2. Size; 4.3. Growth Rates; 4.4. Longevity; 5. Reproduction; 5.1. Size of Sexual Maturation; 5.2. Spawning; 5.3. Reproduction Strategy/Size at Sex Change; 5.4. Sex Ratio; 6. Behaviour; 6.1. Diet; 6.2. Homing/Algal Gardener; 6.3. Territorialism/Aggressive Behaviour; 6.4. Adult/Juvenile Segregation.
• 6.5. Migration7. Threats; 7.1. Collection; 7.2. Pollution; 7.3. Artificial Substrates and Habitat Fragmentation; 8. Conservation Recommendations; 8.1. In Situ Conservation: Marine Protected Areas; 8.2. Ex Situ Conservation; 8.2.1. Captive Breeding; 8.2.2. Transplantation; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter Four: Advances in Biochemical Indices of Zooplankton Production; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Definition of Zooplankton Production; 1.2. Biomass or Standing Stock; 1.2.1. Biomass Assessments Associated With Biochemical Indices; 1.3. Growth Rate; 1.3.1. Traditional Growth Estimation Methods.