Deep-Sea Biology A Natural History of Organisms at the Deep-Sea Floor

Name: Deep-Sea Biology A Natural History of Organisms at the Deep-Sea Floor
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ISBN: 9780521336659

ISBN-10: 0521336651

ISBN-13: 9780521336659

Edition: N/A

Authors: John D. Gage, Paul A. Tyler

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This timely volume provides a comprehensive account of the natural history of the organisms associated with the deep-sea floor and examines their relationship with this inhospitable environment--perhaps the most remote and least accessible location on the planet. The authors begin by describing the physical and chemical nature of the deep-sea floor and the methods used to collect and study its fauna. Then they discuss the ecology of the deep sea by exploring spatial patterns, diversity, biomass, vertical zonation, and large-scale distribution of organisms. Subsequent chapters review current knowledge of feeding, respiration, reproduction, and growth processes in these communities. The…

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List price: $130.00
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 9/28/1992
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 524
Size: 7.52" wide x 9.72" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 2.596



Introduction



The Development of Deep-Sea Biology, The Physical Environment and Methods of Study



Historical aspects



The physical environment of the deep-sea



Methods of study of the organisms of the deep-sea floor



Organisms of the Deep-Sea Benthic Boundary



The megafauna



Smaller animals



Patterns in Space



Small-scale spatial patterns



Abundance and size structure of the deep-sea benthos



The diversity gradient



Depth-related patterns in community composition



Zoogeography, speciation and the origins of deep-sea fauna



Processes Patterns in Time



Food resources, energetics and feeding strategies



Metabolic processes: microbial ecology at the deep-sea bed



Reproduction, recruitment and growth of deep-sea organisms



Animal sediment relations in the deep-sea



Parallel Systems and Anthropogenic Effects



Deep-sea hydrothermal vents and cold seeps



Anthropogenic impacts: man's effects on the deep-sea