Tropical marine ecology / / Daniel Michael Alongi

• Autore: Alongi D. M (Daniel M.)
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , [2022]; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (690 pages)
• Disciplina: 577.7
• Soggetto topico: Marine ecology
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: "The purpose of this book is to document the structure and function of tropical marine populations, communities, and ecosystems in relation to environmental factors including climate patterns and climate change, and patterns of oceanographic phenomena such as tides and currents and major oceanographic features, as well as chemical and geological drivers. The book focuses on estuarine, coastal, shelf and open ocean ecosystems. No such book on the tropical marine realm exists for the advanced undergraduate and postgraduate student, researcher, or manager. Another reason for writing this book is to reorient and expand the knowledge base of marine ecology. Several excellent textbooks exist on marine biology and ecology, but they are inadequate in describing life in the tropics; iconic habitats such as coral reefs and mangroves are usually covered only briefly. Until recently this perfunctory treatment was understandable considering that the study of marine ecology has focused on boreal and temperate seas near where the major oceanographic institutes and universities reside. Since the 1980s, however, there has been a drastic rise in the number of journal articles published on aspects in tropical marine ecology to the extent that a textbook focusing on the tropics is now warranted"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Tropical 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: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910831064803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II