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Record Nr.

UNINA9910682563703321

Autore

Glaeser Georg

Titolo

Ecosystems of the Mediterranean Sea : A Photographic Dive / / by Georg Glaeser, Daniel Abed-Navandi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

3-031-22334-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 pages)

Disciplina

577.738

Soggetti

Freshwater ecology

Marine ecology

Biotic communities

Zoology

Biodiversity

Freshwater and Marine Ecology

Ecosystems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Habitat: Sunlit Rocky Grounds -- Habitat: Shady Rocky Grounds -- Habitat: Dark Caves -- Habitat: Intertidal Zone -- Habitat: Sandy Grounds -- Habitat: Seagrass -- Habitat: Muddy Grounds -- Habitat: Open Waters -- Humans and the Sea.

Sommario/riassunto

This book invites snorkelers and divers on an educational visit to the most important ecosystems of the Mediterranean Sea. Keystone species from brown algae to dolphins are presented in their marine habitats and understood as part of a complex ecological system. Instead of grouping animals and plants taxonomically, we have organised them according to the eight main habitats of the Mediterranean Sea. Our journey starts with different types of rocky grounds, then takes you further to the Mediterranean’s sandy and muddy grounds, and finally ends with the fish and dolphins of the blue open sea. You will be introduced to 220 ecologically significant animal and plant species via the texts of Daniel Abed-Navandi, a long-time lecturer on the biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea at the University of Vienna, and



the photographs of Georg Glaeser, the master behind the camera, who captures marine life on the spot.