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Tropical marine ecology / / Daniel Michael Alongi
Tropical marine ecology / / Daniel Michael Alongi
Autore Alongi D. M (Daniel M.)
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , [2022]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (690 pages)
Disciplina 577.7
Soggetto topico Marine ecology
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-119-56892-7
1-119-56891-9
1-119-56888-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Definition of the Tropics -- 1.2 What Makes the Tropics Different? -- References -- PART 1 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT -- Chapter 2 Weather and Climate -- 2.1 Tropical Heat Engine -- 2.2 Tropical Winds and the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) -- 2.3 Tropical Rainfall and Temperature Patterns -- 2.4 Monsoons -- 2.4.1 The Asian Monsoon -- 2.4.2 The Indo-Australian Monsoon -- 2.4.3 The African Monsoons -- 2.4.4 The South American Monsoon -- 2.5 Tropical Weather Systems -- 2.6 The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO), and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) -- 2.7 Climate Change: Physical Aspects -- 2.7.1 Rising Atmospheric CO2 -- 2.7.2 Ocean Acidification -- 2.7.3 Rising Temperatures, Increased Storms, Extreme Weather Events, and Changes in Precipitation -- 2.7.4 Changes in Ocean Circulation -- 2.7.5 Sea-Level Rise (SLR) -- References -- Chapter 3 Tropical Marine Hydrosphere -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Large-Scale Circulation Patterns -- 3.3 Coastal Circulation -- 3.4 Estuarine Circulation -- 3.5 Coral Reef Hydrodynamics -- 3.6 Fluid Mechanics in Seagrass Meadows -- 3.7 Tides -- References -- Chapter 4 Tropical Marine Geosphere -- 4.1 Major Sedimentary Patterns -- 4.2 Distribution of Major Habitat Types -- 4.3 Nutrients -- 4.4 Tropical River Loads, Plumes, and Shelf Margins -- References -- PART 2 STRUCTURE -- Chapter 5 Biogeography and Origins -- 5.1 Tropical Biogeography -- 5.2 The Coral Triangle -- 5.3 Origins Explained -- 5.4 Marine Ecoregions and Provinces -- 5.5 The Latitudinal Diversity Gradient -- References -- Chapter 6 Populations and Communities -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Density Independence, Density Dependence, and Intraspecific Competition -- 6.3 Populations with Age Structure.
6.4 Meta-populations -- 6.5 Interspecific Competition -- 6.6 Mutualism -- 6.7 Commensalism -- 6.8 Parasitism -- 6.9 Predation -- 6.10 Plant-Herbivore Interactions -- 6.11 Trophic Cascades -- 6.12 Facilitation Cascades -- References -- Chapter 7 Ecosystems -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Rocky Shores -- 7.3 Sandy Beaches and Tidal Flats -- 7.4 Coastal Lagoons -- 7.5 Mangrove Forests -- 7.6 Seagrass Meadows -- 7.7 Coral Reefs -- 7.8 Continental Shelves -- 7.9 Open Ocean -- References -- PART 3 FUNCTION -- Chapter 8 Primary Production -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Sandy Beaches and Tidal Flats -- 8.3 Mangrove Forests -- 8.4 Seagrasses -- 8.5 Coral Reefs -- 8.6 Coastal Lagoons, Estuaries, and Tidal Waterways -- 8.7 Shelf Seas -- 8.8 Open Ocean -- References -- Chapter 9 Secondary Production -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Heterotrophic Bacterioplankton -- 9.3 Zooplankton -- 9.4 Benthos -- 9.5 Fisheries -- References -- Chapter 10 Food Webs and Carbon Fluxes -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Sandy Beaches and Tidal Flats -- 10.3 Rocky Intertidal Shores -- 10.4 Seagrass Meadows -- 10.5 Mangrove Forests -- 10.6 Coral Reefs -- 10.7 Estuaries and Coastal Lagoons -- 10.7.1 Food Webs -- 10.7.2 Carbon Dynamics -- 10.8 Coastal Bays and Continental Shelves -- 10.8.1 Trophic Dynamics -- 10.8.2 Carbon Cycling -- 10.9 Open Ocean -- References -- Chapter 11 Nutrient Biogeochemistry -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Sandy Beaches, Tidal Flats, and Rocky Intertidal Shores -- 11.3 Seagrass Meadows -- 11.4 Mangrove Forests -- 11.4.1 N Cycling -- 11.4.2 P Cycling -- 11.5 Coral Reefs -- 11.6 Estuaries and Coastal Lagoons -- 11.7 Coastal Bays and Continental Shelves -- 11.8 Open Ocean -- References -- PART 4 HUMAN IMPACTS -- Chapter 12 Pollution -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Hydrocarbons -- 12.3 Metals -- 12.4 Eutrophication -- 12.5 Pesticides and Industrial Organic Chemicals.
12.6 Plastics and Other Marine Debris -- 12.7 Biological Pollution -- 12.7.1 Sewage and Microbial Diseases -- 12.7.2 Invasive Species -- References -- Chapter 13 Climate Change -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Rising Temperatures, Increased Storms, Extreme Weather Events, and Changes in Precipitation -- 13.3 Sea-level Rise (SLR) -- 13.4 Rising Atmospheric CO2 -- 13.5 Ocean Acidification -- 13.6 Increasing Hypoxia -- 13.7 Impacts on Shelf and Oceanic Ecosystems and Fisheries -- References -- Chapter 14 Habitat Destruction and Degradation -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Coral Reefs -- 14.3 Seagrass Meadows -- 14.4 Mangrove Forests -- References -- Chapter 15 Epilogue -- INDEX -- EULA.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910555177003321
Alongi D. M (Daniel M.)  
Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , [2022]
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Tropical marine ecology / / Daniel Michael Alongi
Tropical marine ecology / / Daniel Michael Alongi
Autore Alongi D. M (Daniel M.)
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , [2022]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (690 pages)
Disciplina 577.7
Soggetto topico Marine ecology
ISBN 1-119-56892-7
1-119-56891-9
1-119-56888-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Definition of the Tropics -- 1.2 What Makes the Tropics Different? -- References -- PART 1 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT -- Chapter 2 Weather and Climate -- 2.1 Tropical Heat Engine -- 2.2 Tropical Winds and the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) -- 2.3 Tropical Rainfall and Temperature Patterns -- 2.4 Monsoons -- 2.4.1 The Asian Monsoon -- 2.4.2 The Indo-Australian Monsoon -- 2.4.3 The African Monsoons -- 2.4.4 The South American Monsoon -- 2.5 Tropical Weather Systems -- 2.6 The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO), and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) -- 2.7 Climate Change: Physical Aspects -- 2.7.1 Rising Atmospheric CO2 -- 2.7.2 Ocean Acidification -- 2.7.3 Rising Temperatures, Increased Storms, Extreme Weather Events, and Changes in Precipitation -- 2.7.4 Changes in Ocean Circulation -- 2.7.5 Sea-Level Rise (SLR) -- References -- Chapter 3 Tropical Marine Hydrosphere -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Large-Scale Circulation Patterns -- 3.3 Coastal Circulation -- 3.4 Estuarine Circulation -- 3.5 Coral Reef Hydrodynamics -- 3.6 Fluid Mechanics in Seagrass Meadows -- 3.7 Tides -- References -- Chapter 4 Tropical Marine Geosphere -- 4.1 Major Sedimentary Patterns -- 4.2 Distribution of Major Habitat Types -- 4.3 Nutrients -- 4.4 Tropical River Loads, Plumes, and Shelf Margins -- References -- PART 2 STRUCTURE -- Chapter 5 Biogeography and Origins -- 5.1 Tropical Biogeography -- 5.2 The Coral Triangle -- 5.3 Origins Explained -- 5.4 Marine Ecoregions and Provinces -- 5.5 The Latitudinal Diversity Gradient -- References -- Chapter 6 Populations and Communities -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Density Independence, Density Dependence, and Intraspecific Competition -- 6.3 Populations with Age Structure.
6.4 Meta-populations -- 6.5 Interspecific Competition -- 6.6 Mutualism -- 6.7 Commensalism -- 6.8 Parasitism -- 6.9 Predation -- 6.10 Plant-Herbivore Interactions -- 6.11 Trophic Cascades -- 6.12 Facilitation Cascades -- References -- Chapter 7 Ecosystems -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Rocky Shores -- 7.3 Sandy Beaches and Tidal Flats -- 7.4 Coastal Lagoons -- 7.5 Mangrove Forests -- 7.6 Seagrass Meadows -- 7.7 Coral Reefs -- 7.8 Continental Shelves -- 7.9 Open Ocean -- References -- PART 3 FUNCTION -- Chapter 8 Primary Production -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Sandy Beaches and Tidal Flats -- 8.3 Mangrove Forests -- 8.4 Seagrasses -- 8.5 Coral Reefs -- 8.6 Coastal Lagoons, Estuaries, and Tidal Waterways -- 8.7 Shelf Seas -- 8.8 Open Ocean -- References -- Chapter 9 Secondary Production -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Heterotrophic Bacterioplankton -- 9.3 Zooplankton -- 9.4 Benthos -- 9.5 Fisheries -- References -- Chapter 10 Food Webs and Carbon Fluxes -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Sandy Beaches and Tidal Flats -- 10.3 Rocky Intertidal Shores -- 10.4 Seagrass Meadows -- 10.5 Mangrove Forests -- 10.6 Coral Reefs -- 10.7 Estuaries and Coastal Lagoons -- 10.7.1 Food Webs -- 10.7.2 Carbon Dynamics -- 10.8 Coastal Bays and Continental Shelves -- 10.8.1 Trophic Dynamics -- 10.8.2 Carbon Cycling -- 10.9 Open Ocean -- References -- Chapter 11 Nutrient Biogeochemistry -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Sandy Beaches, Tidal Flats, and Rocky Intertidal Shores -- 11.3 Seagrass Meadows -- 11.4 Mangrove Forests -- 11.4.1 N Cycling -- 11.4.2 P Cycling -- 11.5 Coral Reefs -- 11.6 Estuaries and Coastal Lagoons -- 11.7 Coastal Bays and Continental Shelves -- 11.8 Open Ocean -- References -- PART 4 HUMAN IMPACTS -- Chapter 12 Pollution -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Hydrocarbons -- 12.3 Metals -- 12.4 Eutrophication -- 12.5 Pesticides and Industrial Organic Chemicals.
12.6 Plastics and Other Marine Debris -- 12.7 Biological Pollution -- 12.7.1 Sewage and Microbial Diseases -- 12.7.2 Invasive Species -- References -- Chapter 13 Climate Change -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Rising Temperatures, Increased Storms, Extreme Weather Events, and Changes in Precipitation -- 13.3 Sea-level Rise (SLR) -- 13.4 Rising Atmospheric CO2 -- 13.5 Ocean Acidification -- 13.6 Increasing Hypoxia -- 13.7 Impacts on Shelf and Oceanic Ecosystems and Fisheries -- References -- Chapter 14 Habitat Destruction and Degradation -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Coral Reefs -- 14.3 Seagrass Meadows -- 14.4 Mangrove Forests -- References -- Chapter 15 Epilogue -- INDEX -- EULA.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910831064803321
Alongi D. M (Daniel M.)  
Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , [2022]
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui