Methods for the Study of Deep-Sea Sediments, Their Functioning and Biodiversity -

Methods for the Study of Deep-Sea Sediments, Their Functioning and Biodiversity

Roberto Danovaro (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover
458 Seiten
2009
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4398-1137-5 (ISBN)
229,95 inkl. MwSt
Includes information on the living components of the benthos. This book covers benthic viruses and prokaryotes (both Bacteria and Archaea), protozoa, foraminifera, meiofauna, macrofauna, and megafauna. Discussing organismal components in terms of abundance, biomass, and biodiversity, it integrates them according to environmental variables.
For years scientists viewed the deep sea as calm, quiet, and undisturbed, with marine species existing in an ecologically stable and uniform environment. Recent discoveries have completely transformed that understanding and the deep sea is recognized as a complicated and dynamic environment with a rich diversity of marine species. Carefully designed to provide practical information in an easily accessible format, Methods for the Study of Deep-Sea Sediments, Their Functioning, and Biodiversity covers how to investigate the biological components through analysis of their biodiversity. It also provides the protocols and methodological details needed to investigate some aspects of the functional biodiversity of variables commonly utilized to describe and understand the drivers of deep-sea ecosystem functioning.

This volume contains detailed protocols for analyzing all benthic components from benthic viruses, prokaryotes, protozoa, foraminifera, to meio-, macro-, and megafauna. It includes step-by-step procedures, with additional notes on the crucial steps or possible difficulties arising from the analysis. Each chapter provides a brief introduction, a description of the sampling procedures and/or the sample treatment, and then the laboratory protocols, providing information on instrument setting and/or the solutions utilized. Each chapter also contains a visual scheme of the protocol for use during laboratory activities and for tracking each laboratory step. Linking information on biodiversity with the functioning of the marine ecosystems, the book covers all living components of the benthos. It provides practical information for anyone studying deep-sea habitats, their characteristics, functioning, and biodiversity.

Director Department of Marine Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy

Sea Environmental Variables. The Food Supply to the Deep-Sea Floor. Deep-Sea Benthic Life. Deep-Sea Benthic Biodiversity. Deep-Sea Benthic Functioning.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 12.1.2010
Zusatzinfo 11 Tables, black and white; 158 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort Bosa Roca
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 254 mm
Gewicht 975 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
Technik Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
Weitere Fachgebiete Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10 1-4398-1137-7 / 1439811377
ISBN-13 978-1-4398-1137-5 / 9781439811375
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