Cold-Water Corals - J. Murray Roberts, Andrew Wheeler, André Freiwald, Stephen Cairns

Cold-Water Corals

The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats
Buch | Hardcover
368 Seiten
2009
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-88485-3 (ISBN)
158,35 inkl. MwSt
This broad-ranging treatment is the first to synthesise current understanding of all types of cold-water coral worldwide. Covering ecology, biology, palaeontology and geology, the text is enhanced by an extensive glossary, online resources, and a unique collection of colour photographs and illustrations of corals and the habitats they form.
There are more coral species in deep, cold-waters than in tropical coral reefs. This broad-ranging treatment is the first to synthesise current understanding of all types of cold-water coral, covering their ecology, biology, palaeontology and geology. Beginning with a history of research in the field, the authors describe the approaches needed to study corals in the deep sea. They consider coral habitats created by stony scleractinian as well as octocoral species. The importance of corals as long-lived geological structures and palaeoclimate archives is discussed, in addition to ways in which they can be conserved. Topic boxes explain unfamiliar concepts, and case studies summarise significant studies, coral habitats or particular conservation measures. Written for professionals and students of marine science, this text is enhanced by an extensive glossary, online resources, and a unique collection of colour photographs and illustrations of corals and the habitats they form.

J. Murray Roberts is a marine biologist at the Scottish Association for Marine Science. His research focuses on the biology and ecology of cold-water corals. Andrew Wheeler is Senior Lecturer and coordinator of marine and freshwater research at University College Cork. His research currently focuses on seabed mapping and sedimentology of cold-water coral carbonate mounds. André Freiwald is chair of palaeontology at the GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Erlangen. His research focuses on cold-water corals, cool-water carbonates, and bioerosion. Stephen Cairns is a Research Zoologist at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC. As a systematist he has described approximately 350 new deep-water coral species from around the world.

Preface; 1. History and research approaches; 2. Cold-water corals; 3. Biology; 4. Reefs and mounds; 5. Habitats and ecology; 6. Palaeontology; 7. Corals as archives; 8. Impacts and conservation; 9. References; Glossary; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 30.4.2009
Zusatzinfo 14 Tables, unspecified; 29 Plates, color; 53 Halftones, unspecified
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 180 x 253 mm
Gewicht 900 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Limnologie / Meeresbiologie
ISBN-10 0-521-88485-3 / 0521884853
ISBN-13 978-0-521-88485-3 / 9780521884853
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