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Biology of Seagrasses

Treatise on the Biology of Seagrasses with Special Reference to the Australian Region
Buch | Hardcover
866 Seiten
1989
Elsevier Science Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-444-87403-0 (ISBN)
158,20 inkl. MwSt
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Seagrasses are a common feature of inshore coastal waters of all continents except Antarctica. This book, the first to attempt a comprehensive coverage of seagrasses, will attract a wide audience including botanists, zoologists, geologists, and experts in fisheries and coastal management. There are individual chapters on all aspects of the plants themselves, from questions of taxonomy, reproduction and evolution, through ecology and biogeography, to the physiological aspects of photosynthesis, nutrition and salt balance. The fauna associated with seagrass beds are also dealt with extensively, including meiofauna, large grazers (including dugongs and turtles), and fish. The book examines the role of seagrass beds as nursery grounds for commercially important fish, and addresses the problems of human impact on seagrass communities, the conservation of seagrass beds, and their restoration. The book is written for an international audience largely by Australian authors, since Australia, with more than half of the world's fifty-five seagrass species, has attracted a great deal of seagrass research over the last two decades.

1. Introduction. 2. Seagrass Taxonomy, Structure and Development (J. Kuo, A.J. McComb). 3. Pollination and Reproductive Biology of Seagrasses (C.A. McConchie, R.B. Knox). 4. Evolution and Biogeography of Seagrasses (A.W.D. Larkum, C. den Hartog). 5. Regional Studies - Western Australian Seagrass (H. Kirkman, D.I. Walker). 6. Regional Studies - Seagrass in Shark Bay, the Foundations of an Ecosystem (D.I. Walker). 7. Regional Studies - Seagrasses of South Australia, Western Victoria and Bass Strait (S.A. Shepherd, E.L. Robertson). 8. Regional Studies - Seagrasses of South Eastern Australia (R.J. West et al.). 9. Regional Studies - Seagrasses of North-Eastern Australia (R.G. Coles et al.). 10. Regional Studies - Seagrasses of Tropical Australia (I.R. Poiner et al.). 11. Seagrass Dynamics (S.M. Clarke, H. Kirkman). 12. Decline of Seagrasses (S.A. Shepherd et al.). 13. Trophodynamics and Nutritional Ecology of Seagrass Communities (D.W. Klumpp et al.). 14. Seagrass Epiphytes (M.A. Borowitzka, R.C. Lethbridge). 15. Interactions of Seagrasses with Sediment and Water (D.J.W. Moriarty, P.I. Boon). 16. Faunal Assemblages of Seagrass Beds (R.K. Howard et al.). 17. Ecology of Fish Assemblages and Fisheries Associated with Seagrasses (J.D. Bell, D.A. Pollard). 18. Dugongs and Turtles; Grazers in the Seagrass System (J. Lanyon et al.). 19. Productivity and Nutrient Limitation (K. Hillman et al.). 20. Gaseous Movement in Seagrasses (A.W.D. Larkum et al.). 21. Solute and Water Relations of Seagrasses (S.D. Tyerman). 22. Carbon Metabolism (K.M. Abel, E.A. Drew). 23. The Accumulation and Effects of Metals in Seagrass Habitats (T.J. Ward). 24. Concluding Remarks.

Reihe/Serie Aquatic Plant Studies
Verlagsort Oxford
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Botanik
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Limnologie / Meeresbiologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
ISBN-10 0-444-87403-8 / 0444874038
ISBN-13 978-0-444-87403-0 / 9780444874030
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