Advances in Marine Biology (eBook)

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2009 | 1. Auflage
440 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-095967-2 (ISBN)

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Advances in Marine Biology has been providing in-depth and up-to-date reviews on all aspects of marine biology since 1963 -- over 40 years of outstanding coverage! The series is well-known for both its excellence of reviews and editing. Now edited by D.W. Sims (Marine Biological Association Laboratory, Plymouth, UK), with an internationally renowned Editorial Board, the serial publishes in-depth and up-to-date?content on a wide range of topics?that will appeal to postgraduates and researchers in marine biology, fisheries science, ecology, zoology, and biological oceanography.

* Rated 'Number 1' in the highly competitive category of Marine & Freshwater Biology by ISI in the 2000 ISI journals citation report
* Maintains an Impact Factor of 3.37, the highest in the field
* Series features over 35 years of coverage of the research

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Advances in Marine Biology has been providing in-depth and up-to-date reviews on all aspects of marine biology since 1963 -- over 40 years of outstanding coverage! The series is well-known for both its excellence of reviews and editing. Now edited by D.W. Sims (Marine Biological Association Laboratory, Plymouth, UK), with an internationally renowned Editorial Board, the serial publishes in-depth and up-to-date content on a wide range of topics that will appeal to postgraduates and researchers in marine biology, fisheries science, ecology, zoology, and biological oceanography. Rated "e;Number 1"e; in the highly competitive category of Marine and Freshwater Biology by ISI in the 2000 ISI journals citation report Maintains an Impact Factor of 3.37, the highest in the field Series features over 35 years of coverage of the research

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Advances in Marine Biology 4
Copyright Page 5
Contributors to Volume 56 6
Contents 10
Series Contents for Last Fifteen Years 12
Chapter 1: Impacts of the Oceans on Climate Change 18
1. Introduction 22
2. Ocean Physics, Temperature, Circulation, Sea-Level Rise and the Hydrological Cycle 29
3. Primary Production: Plankton, Light and Nutrients 44
4. The Solubility, Biological and Continental Shelf Carbon Pumps 68
5. Ocean Acidification and the Carbonate Pump 79
6. A Special Case: The Arctic and Seas Adjacent to Greenland 97
7. The Southern Ocean and Climate 110
8. Climate Models 123
9. Conclusions and Recommendations 132
Appendix: Workshop Participants 143
Acknowledgments 144
References 144
Chapter 2: Vulnerability of Marine Turtles to Climate Change 168
1. Introduction 169
2. Marine Turtle Biology and Life History 171
3. Observed and Projected Changes in Oceans and Atmosphere 176
4. Climate Change Impacts on Marine Turtles 180
5. Responses to Past Climate Change 202
6. Adaptation and Resilience 204
7. Global Trends 206
8. Recommendations 206
Acknowledgments 208
References 208
Chapter 3: Effects of Climate Change and Commercial Fishing on Atlantic Cod Gadus Morhua 230
1. Introduction 231
2. Impacts of Climate Change 239
3. Impacts of Fishing 255
4. Population-Level Impacts of Fishing and Climate Change 262
5. Monitoring Status and Recovery of North Sea Cod: A Case Study 266
6. Concluding Remarks 267
Acknowledgments 269
References 269
Chapter 4: Susceptibility of Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras to Global Extinction 292
1. Introduction 294
2. Chondrichthyan Life History 298
3. Past and Present Threats 301
4. Chondrichthyan Extinction Risk 325
5. Implications of Chondrichthyan Species Loss on Ecosystem Structure, Function and Stability 345
6. Synthesis and Knowledge Gaps 352
7. Concluding Remarks 358
Acknowledgments 360
References 360
Chapter 5: Effects of the Prestige Oil Spill on the Biota of NW Spain: 5 Years of Learning 382
1. Introduction 383
2. Effects of the Prestige Oil Spill on the Marine Biota 390
3. Conclusion 403
References 407
Taxonomic Index 414
Subject Index 418
Color Plates 426

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.11.2009
• Mitarbeit: Herausgeber (Serie): D.W. Sims
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 0-08-095967-9 / 0080959679
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-095967-2 / 9780080959672