Deep-sea biology

Description

Deep-Sea Biology provides a comprehensive account of the natural history of the organisms associated with the deep-sea floor, and examines their relationship with this remote and inhospitable environment. In the initial chapters, the authors describe the physico-chemical nature of the deep-sea floor and the methods used to collect and study its fauna. They then go on to discuss the ecological framework by exploring spatial patterns of diversity, biomass, vertical zonation and large-scale distributions. Subsequent chapters review current knowledge of feeding, respiration, reproduction and growth processes in these communities. The unique fauna of hydrothermal vents and seeps are considered separately. Finally, there is a discussion of man's exploitation of deep-sea resources and his use of this environment for waste disposal on the fauna of this, the earth's largest ecosystem. Annotation Published: September 2013.

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Other Editions

• Deep-sea biology: a natural history of organisms at the deep-sea floorCambridge University Press1991-01-01
• Deep-sea biologyCUP1992-01-01
• Deep-Sea BiologyPaperbackCambridge University Press1992-09-28
• Deep-Sea BiologyUniversity of Cambridge ESOL Examinations2004-01-01
• Deep-Sea BiologyUniversity of Cambridge ESOL Examinations2004-01-01
• Deep-Sea BiologyCambridge University Press2012-01-01