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Second Edition
By
Alan Longhurst, Galerie l'Academie, Cajarc, France
Description
This book presents an in-depth discussion of the biological and ecological geography of the oceans. It synthesizes locally restricted
studies of the ocean to generate a global geography of the vast marine world.
Based on patterns of algal ecology, the book divides the
ocean into four primary compartments, which are then subdivided into secondary compartments.
Audience
Faculty, researchers and graduate students interested in oceanography, marine biology, marine ecology, and other marine sciences. Sometimes
used as an undergrad text though not written specifically for this purpose.
Contents
Preface
Ch. 1 Towards an Ecological Geography of the Sea
- Progressive exploration of oceanic and shelfecosystems
- The availability of
timely global data from satellites
- Internal dynamics of satellite-observed algal blooms
Ch.2 Changing views of how marine ecosystems
function
-From pristine to modified ecosystems
-Our new understanding of the role of very small organisms
Ch.3 Biogeographic Data in
Ecological Analysis
-Taxonomic diversity, the shifting base-line of biogeography
- The useful results from 150 years of marine biogeography
*Biogeographic regions of the pelagos
*Benthis and demersal biogeography
*The benthic paradox and polar reproductive strategy
Ch.4 Ocean
fronts and other ecological discontinuities
-Fronts and frontal systems
*Oceanic fronts
*Shelf-edge and upwelling fronts
*River plumes
and tidal fronts of shelf seas
*The ubiquitous 'horizontal front' at the shallow pycnocline
*The oceanic eddy-field
Ch. 5 Physical Forcing
of Phytoplankton Production
-Stratification and mixing in the open ocean
-Regional and latitudinal resistance to mixing in the open ocean
-Rule-based models of ecological response to external forcing
-The ecological consequenses of the global field of mesoscale eddies
-Geological,
sedimentary and tidal forcing of shallow-sea ecosystems
Ch.6 Nutriend Limitation: The Example of Iron
-Nutrient distribution, differing
supply ratios to euphotic zone
-Regional anomalies in nutrient limitation of phytoplankton growth
-Simulation of nutrient limitation:
Conflicting indications
Ch.7 Biomes: The Primary Compartments
-The four primary biomes of the upper ocean
*Polar biome
*Westerlies biome
*Trades biome
*Coastal biome
Ch.8 Provinces: The Secondary Partition
-Ecological provinces in the open ocean
-Ways of testing province
boundaries in the open ocean
*A stastistical test
*Analytical tests
*A biogeographic test
-Practical and useful partitions in coastal
seas
Ch. 9 Longer term responses: From Seasons to Centuries
-Scales of external forcing
-Recurrent ENSO-scale changes of state
-Multi-decadal
trends and changes
-Conclusion: A partition for a variable ocean?
Ch.10 The Atlantic Ocean
Ch.11 The Indian Ocean
Ch.12 The Pacific Ocean
Ch.13 The Southern Ocean
Bibliographic & ordering Information
Paperback, 560 pages, publication date: SEP-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-455521-1
ISBN-10: 0-12-455521-7
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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USD 51.95
GBP 29.99
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Last update: 26 Aug 2008
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