Advances in marine biology. 80 /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Sheppard, Charles (Charles R. C.) (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2018]
• Έκδοση: First edition.
• Σειρά: Advances in marine biology ; 80.
• Θέματα: Marine biology.; NATURE > Animals > Wildlife.; SCIENCE > Microscopes & Microscopy.; Electronic books.

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Front Cover; Advances in Marine Biology; Copyright; Contributors to Volume 80; Contents; Series Contents for Last Fifteen Years; Chapter One: Drivers of Soft and Stony Coral Community Distribution on the High-Latitude Coral Reefs of South Africa; 1. Introduction; 2. Regional Oceanography; 3. Methods; 3.1. Photographic Sampling; 3.2. Data Extraction; 3.3. Biotic Data Analysis; 3.4. Abiotic Data and Analysis; 3.5. Abiotic Correlates of Community Composition; 3.6. Predicted Community Composition; 4. Results; 4.1. Reef Community Data; 4.2. Abiotic Characteristics of the Reefs.
• 4.3. Uncertainty in Gradient Forest Models4.4. Associations Between Abiotic Variables and Community Composition; 4.5. Predicted Communities; 5. Discussion; 5.1. Physical Characteristics of the Reefs; 5.2. Reef Community Structure; 5.3. A Consideration of the Model; 5.4. Biotic Parameters; 5.5. Implications for Climate Change; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter Two: The Importance of Natural Acidified Systems in the Study of Ocean Acidification: What Have We Learned?; 1. The Question; 2. 'Natural Laboratories' in the Study of Ocean Acidification.
• 2.1. Carbon Dioxide Vent Systems of Volcanic Origin2.2. Natural Laboratories of Non-Volcanic Origin; 2.3. Caveats; 3. Research in Acidified Systems; 3.1. Main Changes in Marine Communities; 3.2. Algae; 3.3. Benthic Invertebrates; 3.4. Corals; 3.5. Planktonic Invertebrates; 3.6. Microorganisms; 3.7. Changes in the Physiological Responses of Organisms in Natural Laboratories; 3.8. Intraspecific Ecological Interactions; 3.9. Reproduction and Early Life Stages; 4. Conclusion and Recommendations; Acknowledgements; References; Further Reading; Back Cover.