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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139923803321

Titolo

Fundamentals of aquatic ecology / / edited by R. S. K. Barnes and K. H. Mann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Massachusetts : , : Blackwell Science, , 1991

©1991

ISBN

1-282-37178-9

9786612371783

1-4443-1411-4

1-4443-1410-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Disciplina

574.5263

Soggetti

Aquatic ecology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Fundamentals of Aquatic Ecology; Contents; Contributors; Preface; PART 1: INTRODUCTION; 1: Organisms and Ecosystems; PART 2: AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; 2: Ecology of Water Columns; 3: Ecology of Coastal Ecosystems; 4: Ecology of Deep-water Zones; 5: Lakes and Oceans as Functional Wholes; 6: Aquatic Ecosystems and Global Ecology; PART 3: AQUATIC INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES; 7: Community Organization in Marine and Freshwater Environments; 8: Reproduction, Life Histories and Dispersal; 9: Speciation and Biogeography; 10: Specialist Aquatic Feeding Mechanisms

PART 4: HABITAT TYPES PECULIAR TO AQUATIC SYSTEMS11: Reefs; 12: Streams and Rivers: One-way Flow Systems; PART 5: HUMAN EFFECTS; 13: Impacts of Man's Activities on Aquatic Systems; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 v