The biology of lakes and ponds / / Christer Brönmark, and Lars-Anders Hansson |
Autore | Brönmark Christer |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 577.63 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HanssonLars-Anders |
Collana |
Biology of Habitats
Biology of habitats |
Soggetto topico |
Lake ecology
Limnology Pond ecology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
9786610869732
1-280-86973-9 0-19-154543-0 1-4237-5817-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451898203321 |
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The biology of lakes and ponds / / Christer Brönmark, and Lars-Anders Hansson |
Autore | Brönmark Christer |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 577.63 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HanssonLars-Anders |
Collana |
Biology of Habitats
Biology of habitats |
Soggetto topico |
Lake ecology
Limnology Pond ecology |
ISBN |
9786610869732
1-280-86973-9 0-19-154543-0 1-4237-5817-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777534903321 |
Brönmark Christer
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Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2007 | ||
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The biology of lakes and ponds / / Christer Brönmark, and Lars-Anders Hansson |
Autore | Brönmark Christer |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 577.63 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HanssonLars-Anders |
Collana |
Biology of Habitats
Biology of habitats |
Soggetto topico |
Lake ecology
Limnology Pond ecology |
ISBN |
9786610869732
1-280-86973-9 0-19-154543-0 1-4237-5817-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The abiotic frame and adaptations to cope with abiotic constraints -- Introduction -- Staying afloat -- Turbulence -- Lake formation -- Temperature -- Light -- Abiotic factors affected by the catchment area -- Water colour -- Carbon -- pH -- Nutrients -- Oxygen -- Habitat permanence -- Practical experiments and observations -- 3 The organisms: the actors within the abiotic frame -- Introduction -- Viruses -- Prokaryotic organisms -- Eukaryotic organisms -- Protozoa -- Primary producers -- Metazoa-animals with differentiated cells -- Practical experiments and observations -- 4 Biotics: competition, herbivory, predation, parasitism, and symbiosis -- Introduction -- Competition -- Predation and herbivory -- Parasitism -- Symbiosis -- Practical experiments and observations -- 5 Food web interactions in freshwater ecosystems -- Introduction -- The evolution of an ecosystem approach -- Cascading trophic interactions -- Alternative stable states -- Microbial components -- Interaction strength in freshwater food chains -- Succession -- Impact of organisms on the abiotic frame -- Practical experiments and observations -- 6 Biodiversity and environmental threats -- Introduction -- Biodiversity in lakes and ponds -- Paleolimnology as a tool to understand history -- Eutrophication -- Acidification -- Contamination -- Global climate change -- Solar ultraviolet radiation -- Combined effects of environmental hazards -- Exotic species -- Global differentiation -- Actions taken against environmental threats -- REFERENCES -- FURTHER READING -- GLOSSARY -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- Z -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z. |
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Chemical ecology in aquatic systems / / edited by Christer Brönmark and Lars-Anders Hansson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (912 p.) |
Disciplina | 577.6 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BrönmarkChrister
HanssonLars-Anders |
Soggetto topico |
Aquatic ecology
Chemical ecology Marine chemical ecology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-162416-0
0-19-958310-2 0-19-181009-6 0-19-162537-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of contributors; Chemical ecology in aquatic systems-an introduction Christer Brönmark and Lars-Anders Hansson; 1 Aquatic odour dispersal fields: opportunities and limits of detection, communication, and navigation Jelle Atema; 1.1 Odour dispersal: where are the molecules?; 1.2 Signal detection: accessing odour; 1.3 Odour information currents; 1.4 Navigation in odour fields; 1.5 Conclusion; References; 2 Information conveyed by chemical cues Eric von Elert; 2.1 Habitat and food finding
2.2 Induced defences in primary producers and bacteria2.3 Induced defences in animal prey; 2.4 Alarm cues in invertebrates; 2.5 Alarm cues in vertebrates; 2.6 Pheromones and quorum sensing; 2.7 Dispersal and settlement cues; 2.8 Pheromones; 2.9 Conclusions; References; 3 Pheromones mediating sex and dominance in aquatic animals Thomas Breithaupt and Jörg D. Hardege; 3.1 What is a pheromone?; 3.2 Production, transmission, and reception; 3.3 Sex pheromones in fish-spying males and the evolution of chemical communication 3.4 Sex pheromones in crustaceans-indicators of female receptivity and triggers of mate guarding3.5 Pheromones mediating dominance interactions; 3.6 Pheromones mediating spawning without courtship-Arenicola marina; 3.7 Pheromones mediating broadcast spawning; 3.8 Future perspectives and applications of pheromone research; References; 4 Chemical signals and kin biased behaviour Gabriele Gerlach and Cornelia Hinz; 4.1 Living with relatives; 4.2 Chemical components involved in kin recognition; 4.3 Concluding remarks; References 5 The use of chemical cues in habitat recognition and settlement Gabriele Gerlach and Jelle Atema5.1 Olfactory driven choice of settlement habitat in invertebrates; 5.2 Habitat recognition in coral reef fish; 5.3 Concluding remarks; References; 6 Migration and navigation Ole B. Stabell; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Bottom-dwelling animals; 6.3 Free-swimming animals; 6.4 Concluding remarks; References; 7 Death from downstream: chemosensory navigation and predator-prey processes Marc Weissburg; 7.1 Plumes-a very brief review; 7.2 Navigational strategies; 7.3 Ecological consequences 7.4 Chemosensory guidance at different scales7.5 Concluding remarks; References; 8 The taste of predation and the defences of prey Linda Weiss, Christian Laforsch, and Ralph Tollrian; 8.1 Predation drives evolution of prey; 8.2 Daphnia as a model organism for studies of the ecology and evolution of phenotypic plasticity; 8.3 Synopsis and future directions; References; 9 The evolution of alarm substances and disturbance cues in aquatic animals Douglas P. Chivers, Grant E. Brown, and Maud C.O. Ferrari; 9.1 Alarm substances; 9.2 The chemistry of alarm substances 9.3 The ecology of alarm substances |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461091203321 |
Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2012 | ||
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Chemical ecology in aquatic systems / / edited by Christer Brönmark and Lars-Anders Hansson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (912 p.) |
Disciplina | 577.6 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BrönmarkChrister
HanssonLars-Anders |
Soggetto topico |
Aquatic ecology
Chemical ecology Marine chemical ecology |
ISBN |
0-19-162416-0
0-19-958310-2 0-19-181009-6 0-19-162537-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of contributors; Chemical ecology in aquatic systems-an introduction Christer Brönmark and Lars-Anders Hansson; 1 Aquatic odour dispersal fields: opportunities and limits of detection, communication, and navigation Jelle Atema; 1.1 Odour dispersal: where are the molecules?; 1.2 Signal detection: accessing odour; 1.3 Odour information currents; 1.4 Navigation in odour fields; 1.5 Conclusion; References; 2 Information conveyed by chemical cues Eric von Elert; 2.1 Habitat and food finding
2.2 Induced defences in primary producers and bacteria2.3 Induced defences in animal prey; 2.4 Alarm cues in invertebrates; 2.5 Alarm cues in vertebrates; 2.6 Pheromones and quorum sensing; 2.7 Dispersal and settlement cues; 2.8 Pheromones; 2.9 Conclusions; References; 3 Pheromones mediating sex and dominance in aquatic animals Thomas Breithaupt and Jörg D. Hardege; 3.1 What is a pheromone?; 3.2 Production, transmission, and reception; 3.3 Sex pheromones in fish-spying males and the evolution of chemical communication 3.4 Sex pheromones in crustaceans-indicators of female receptivity and triggers of mate guarding3.5 Pheromones mediating dominance interactions; 3.6 Pheromones mediating spawning without courtship-Arenicola marina; 3.7 Pheromones mediating broadcast spawning; 3.8 Future perspectives and applications of pheromone research; References; 4 Chemical signals and kin biased behaviour Gabriele Gerlach and Cornelia Hinz; 4.1 Living with relatives; 4.2 Chemical components involved in kin recognition; 4.3 Concluding remarks; References 5 The use of chemical cues in habitat recognition and settlement Gabriele Gerlach and Jelle Atema5.1 Olfactory driven choice of settlement habitat in invertebrates; 5.2 Habitat recognition in coral reef fish; 5.3 Concluding remarks; References; 6 Migration and navigation Ole B. Stabell; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Bottom-dwelling animals; 6.3 Free-swimming animals; 6.4 Concluding remarks; References; 7 Death from downstream: chemosensory navigation and predator-prey processes Marc Weissburg; 7.1 Plumes-a very brief review; 7.2 Navigational strategies; 7.3 Ecological consequences 7.4 Chemosensory guidance at different scales7.5 Concluding remarks; References; 8 The taste of predation and the defences of prey Linda Weiss, Christian Laforsch, and Ralph Tollrian; 8.1 Predation drives evolution of prey; 8.2 Daphnia as a model organism for studies of the ecology and evolution of phenotypic plasticity; 8.3 Synopsis and future directions; References; 9 The evolution of alarm substances and disturbance cues in aquatic animals Douglas P. Chivers, Grant E. Brown, and Maud C.O. Ferrari; 9.1 Alarm substances; 9.2 The chemistry of alarm substances 9.3 The ecology of alarm substances |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790150103321 |
Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2012 | ||
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Chemical ecology in aquatic systems / / edited by Christer Brönmark and Lars-Anders Hansson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (912 p.) |
Disciplina | 577.6 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BrönmarkChrister
HanssonLars-Anders |
Soggetto topico |
Aquatic ecology
Chemical ecology Marine chemical ecology |
ISBN |
0-19-162416-0
0-19-958310-2 0-19-181009-6 0-19-162537-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of contributors; Chemical ecology in aquatic systems-an introduction Christer Brönmark and Lars-Anders Hansson; 1 Aquatic odour dispersal fields: opportunities and limits of detection, communication, and navigation Jelle Atema; 1.1 Odour dispersal: where are the molecules?; 1.2 Signal detection: accessing odour; 1.3 Odour information currents; 1.4 Navigation in odour fields; 1.5 Conclusion; References; 2 Information conveyed by chemical cues Eric von Elert; 2.1 Habitat and food finding
2.2 Induced defences in primary producers and bacteria2.3 Induced defences in animal prey; 2.4 Alarm cues in invertebrates; 2.5 Alarm cues in vertebrates; 2.6 Pheromones and quorum sensing; 2.7 Dispersal and settlement cues; 2.8 Pheromones; 2.9 Conclusions; References; 3 Pheromones mediating sex and dominance in aquatic animals Thomas Breithaupt and Jörg D. Hardege; 3.1 What is a pheromone?; 3.2 Production, transmission, and reception; 3.3 Sex pheromones in fish-spying males and the evolution of chemical communication 3.4 Sex pheromones in crustaceans-indicators of female receptivity and triggers of mate guarding3.5 Pheromones mediating dominance interactions; 3.6 Pheromones mediating spawning without courtship-Arenicola marina; 3.7 Pheromones mediating broadcast spawning; 3.8 Future perspectives and applications of pheromone research; References; 4 Chemical signals and kin biased behaviour Gabriele Gerlach and Cornelia Hinz; 4.1 Living with relatives; 4.2 Chemical components involved in kin recognition; 4.3 Concluding remarks; References 5 The use of chemical cues in habitat recognition and settlement Gabriele Gerlach and Jelle Atema5.1 Olfactory driven choice of settlement habitat in invertebrates; 5.2 Habitat recognition in coral reef fish; 5.3 Concluding remarks; References; 6 Migration and navigation Ole B. Stabell; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Bottom-dwelling animals; 6.3 Free-swimming animals; 6.4 Concluding remarks; References; 7 Death from downstream: chemosensory navigation and predator-prey processes Marc Weissburg; 7.1 Plumes-a very brief review; 7.2 Navigational strategies; 7.3 Ecological consequences 7.4 Chemosensory guidance at different scales7.5 Concluding remarks; References; 8 The taste of predation and the defences of prey Linda Weiss, Christian Laforsch, and Ralph Tollrian; 8.1 Predation drives evolution of prey; 8.2 Daphnia as a model organism for studies of the ecology and evolution of phenotypic plasticity; 8.3 Synopsis and future directions; References; 9 The evolution of alarm substances and disturbance cues in aquatic animals Douglas P. Chivers, Grant E. Brown, and Maud C.O. Ferrari; 9.1 Alarm substances; 9.2 The chemistry of alarm substances 9.3 The ecology of alarm substances |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819308603321 |
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