Eleftheriou Methods for the Study of Marine Benthos

4. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-54237-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 496 Seiten, E-Book

The continuing global decline of the health of the sea, and theincreasing depletion of marine resources and biodiversity, causedby human activity and climate change, have led to ever-increasinginternational concern. These changes in the marine environmenthighlight the importance of effective monitoring of the ecology ofthe benthos which has been shown to be a sensitive index of suchalterations.
Completely revised and updated to include many new methods andtechnologies, this Fourth Edition of Methods for the Study ofMarine Benthos provides comprehensive coverage on the tools andtechniques available to those working in the area. Commencing withan overview of the design and analysis of benthic surveys, the bookcontinues with chapters covering the sedimentary environment,imaging and diving techniques, macro- and meiofauna techniques,deep sea sampling, energy flow and production. An additional newchapter provided in this edition covers phytobenthostechniques.
Written by many of the world's leading authorities inmarine sampling techniques and use, and edited by ProfessorAnastasios Eleftheriou, this comprehensive Fourth Edition is anessential tool for all marine and environmental scientists,ecologists, fisheries workers and oceanographers. Libraries in allresearch establishments and universities where these subjects arestudied and taught will find this book to be a hugely valuableaddition to their collections.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Eleftheriou, Anastasios

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors xii
Dedication xiv
Preface to the Fourth Edition xv
Acknowledgements xvii
Chapter 1 Design and Analysis in Benthic Surveys in Environmental Sampling 1
Antony J. Underwood and Maura G. Chapman
Chapter 2 Characterising the Physical Properties of Seabed Habitats 47
Andrew J. Kenny and Ian Sotheran
Chapter 3 Imaging Techniques 97
Chris J. Smith and Heye Rumohr
Chapter 4 Diving 125
Colin Munro
Chapter 5 Macrofauna Techniques 175
Anastasios Eleftheriou and Derek C. Moore
Chapter 6 Meiofauna Techniques 253
Paul J. Somerfield and Richard M. Warwick
Chapter 7 Deep-Sea Benthic Sampling 285
Alan J. Jamieson, Ben Boorman and Daniel O.B. Jones
Chapter 8 Measuring the Flow of Energy and Matter in Marine Benthic Animal Populations 349
Jaap van der Meer, Thomas Brey, Carlo Heip, Peter M.J. Herman, Tom Moens and Dick van Oevelen
Chapter 9 Phytobenthos Techniques 427
Hans Kautsky
References 459
Index 467
Colour plate section 1 falls between pages 126 and 127
Colour plate section 2 falls between pages 302 and 303

Über Autor(innen)

Professor Anastasios Eleftheriou is based at the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, and at the Department of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.