Advances in Marine Biology |
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Advances in Marine Biology provides in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a variety of topics. The series also includes thematic volumes that examine a particular field in detail. Recent thematic volumes are The Biology of Calenoid Copepods and Walleye Pollock. Volume 38 is a standard Advances in Marine Biology volume with two reviews: 'The Enhancement of Marine Fish Stocks' and 'The Biology of Pandalus.'
Advances in Marine Biology
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Deep-Sea Fishes |
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The deep ocean is home to some of the most unusual of all fishes. This book is the First Fish Physiology volume devoted to these bizarre undersea creatures. Practically every organ system is affected by the constraints imposed by benthic pressure, the absence of light, and the relatively scarce supply of both food and mates. Deep Sea Fish demonstrates how these fishes living in extremely harsh conditions metabolize, behave, and evolve.
Deep-Sea Fishes
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Dynamic Aquaria |
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Laboratory capabilities in ecology are essential for continued scientific progress. Now an important part of the new field of ecological engineering, living systems modeling provides understanding of the dynamics of wild ecosystems. When all the tools available are employed, as described in this book, one can achieve very high densities of reproductively sustained species and populations. In time these models will inevitably increase our understanding of biodiversity in the earth's biosphere. Many aspects of living systems modeling are currently used in the applied world of environmental conservation and management. Over the past several decades, scientists and hobbyists have been developing the techniques for living systems modeling, building model ecosystems and demonstrating their potential. Dr. Adey and his Smithsonian Marine Systems Laboratory, supported by Karen Loveland of Smithsonian Productions, have been among the primary developers of new techniques in this field of ecological engineering. This book is a starting point for future significant work in this broad scientific, educational, and environmental field.
Dynamic Aquaria
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Handbook of Marine Mammals |
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Some of the world's most beautiful, intelligent and highly adapted mammals inhabit our seas and oceans, and have stirred the human imagination for many centuries. As our knowledge of marine mammals grows, the need exists for a reliable and complete reference to the ecology and biology of these fascinating creatures. The Handbook of Marine Mammals series was founded with this in mind and now reaches its conclusion with this sixth and final volume. Within the pages of this classic series, scientists, conservationists and informed layperson alike can find the definitive review of all the world's whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, sea lions, and related species as well as sea otters and sea cows. Volume 6 covers the remaining dolphins and porpoises in a series of 17 chapters, each written by a specialist author with extensive personal research experience of the species. Each chapter provides a description of the species, and includes sections on the aspects of distribution and abundance, anatomy, physiology, behavior, reproduction, parasites and diseases and the impact of human activity on the animal's population and well-being. Numerous maps, photos and drawings illustrate the text.
Handbook of Marine Mammals
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Introduction to Marine Biology |
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Written for a one-semester non-majors marine biology course or a field-related marine biology course at any two or four year school. The theme of the text is ocean ecology -- how organisms interact with each other and their environment. Unlike other texts in this market, this unifying theme is introduced early (Chapter 2) and all remaining chapters are tied by an ecological thread.
Introduction to Marine Biology
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Limnology |
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Ecology textbook offering complete coverage of liminology as a discipline. A major element of the synthesis in this volume is the comparative treatment of topics across lake, river, and river ecosystems, which indicates clear differences between land-water interface regions, lakes, resevoirs, and rivers in terms of their properties. Previous edition: c1983.
Limnology
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Molluscan Radiation - Lesser Known Branches |
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Advances in Marine Biology was first published in 1963. Now edited by A.J. Southward (Marine Biological Association, UK), P.A. Tyler (Southampton Oceanography Association, UK), C.M. Young (Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, USA) and L.A. Fuiman (University of Texas, USA), the serial publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics which will appeal to postgraduates and researchers in marine biology, fisheries science, ecology, zoology, oceanography. Eclectic volumes in the series are supplemented by thematic volumes on such topics as 'The Biology of Calanoid Copepods. Advances in Marine Biology is now No. 1 in the highly competitive category of Marine & Freshwater Biology. The 2000 journals citation report from the Institute for Scientific Information shows that Advances in Marine Biology has an Impact Factor of 3.37, the highest in the field. Key Features * AMB first published 1963 * AMB now first in the Marine & Freshwater Biology lists (acc to ISI data released 2000)* this volume presnts a selction of reviews on the biol
Molluscan Radiation - Lesser Known Branches
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Tropical Mariculture |
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Tropical Mariculture takes an in-depth look at developmental activities in a growing industry striving towards sustainability and environmental integrity. All of the contributors to this book have considerable experience and expertise in the field of tropical mariculture, and this is the first book to bring expert contributions together. The topics covered are wide and varied, ranging from general issues such as the impact of mariculture on coastal ecosystems to genetic improvement of cultured marine species, as well as the specifics of breeding selected marine species of current importance, such as groupers and sea bass. Significant coverage is also given to the problems of larval rearing in inland aquaculture as well as the demands of water- and land-based resources in a tropical environment. This book will be essential for everyone working in and researching tropical mariculture.
Tropical Mariculture
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