Overview
- Elucidates the role and functioning of marine hard bottom communities, as well as the causes and consequences of the changes they currently undergo
- Presents also measures to preserve or restore these precious habitats
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 206)
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Table of contents (30 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Habitat, Substrata and Communities
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Diversity Patterns and Their Causes
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About this book
Marine hard bottoms feature some of the most spectacular and diverse biological communities on this planet. These not only contain a rich treasure of genetic, taxonomic and functional information but also deliver irreplaceable ecosystem services. At the same time, they are highly vulnerable and increasingly threatened by anthropogenic pressures. This volume has collected contributions by 50 scientists from numerous biogeographic regions, dealing with characteristics of hard bottom communities. Distributional patterns in space and time are described, followed by analyses of the intrinsic and extrinsic dynamics producing these patterns. A strong emphasis is placed on the ongoing changes occurring in the structure and diversity of these communities in response to spiralling environmental impacts, and on state-of-the-art countermeasures aiming to preserve these ecological treasures. Finally, various values of diversity are assessed, hopefully as an incentive for enhanced conservation efforts.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Marine Hard Bottom Communities
Book Subtitle: Patterns, Dynamics, Diversity, and Change
Editors: Martin Wahl
Series Title: Ecological Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b76710
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-92703-7Published: 06 July 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-24241-0Published: 29 November 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-92704-4Published: 22 June 2009
Series ISSN: 0070-8356
Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 446
Number of Illustrations: 35 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Sciences, Life Sciences, general, Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Marine & Freshwater Sciences