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John Blaxter, Dunstaffnage Marine Research Laboratory, Oban, Scotland
Bruce Douglas, University of Maryland, College Park, U.S.A.
Paul Tyler, University of Southampton, U.K.
Description
This volume of Advances in Marine Biology contains four eclectic reviews on topics ranging from marine mollusc mucus to deep-sea
hydrothermal vent fauna.
Advances in Marine Biology contains up-to-date reviews of all areas of marine science, including fisheries
science and macro/micro fauna. Each volume contains peer-reviewed papers detailing the ecology of marine regions.
Audience
Researchers and students of marine biology, fisheries science, and ecology.
Contents
M.S. Davies and S.J. Hawkins,
Mucus from Marine Molluscs:
Introduction.
Composition of Mucus.
Properties of Mucus.
Mucus
Production.
Function of Mucus.
Mucus in Molluscan Energy Budgets.
Ecology.
Overview.J.C. Joyeux and A.B. Ward,
Constraints
on Coastal Lagoon Fisheries:
Introduction.
Overview.
Material and Methods.
Geographical and Morphometrical Constraints.
Environmental
and Anthropogenic Constraints.
Final Conclusions.
Acknowledgements.
References.S. Jennings and M.J. Kaiser,
The Effects of
Fishing on Marine Ecosystems:
General Introduction.
Benthic Fauna and Habitat.
Fish Community Structure.
Trophic Interactions.
Study
of Fishing Effects.
Management.
Summary.V. Tunnicliffe, A.G. McArthur, and D. McHugh,
A Biogeographical Perspective of the
Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Fauna:
Introduction.
Hydrothermal Vents.
Other Related Faunas.
The Biogeography of Faunas.
Local to Regional-Scale
Processes.
Regional to Global-Scale Processes.
The Distribution Patterns of Taxa.
Patterns in Diversity.
Summary.
References.
Subject
Index.
| Bibliographic details |
Hardbound, 463 pages, publication date: AUG-1998
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-026134-5
ISBN-10: 0-12-026134-0
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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