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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ivan ValielaPublisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Edition: 3rd ed. 2015 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 4.20cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 1.577kg ISBN: 9780387790688ISBN 10: 0387790683 Pages: 702 Publication Date: 23 March 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsPrimary producers in the sea.- Production: the formation of organic matter.- Factors affecting primary production.- Dynamics of Populations of Consumers.- Competition for Resources Among Consumers.- Feeding and Responses to Food Abundance.- Food Selection by Consumers.- Processing of Consumed.- Trophic Structure 1: Controls in Benthic Food Webs.- Trophic Structure 2: Components and Controls in Water Column Food Webs.- Taxonomic Structure: Species Diversity.- Spatial Structure: Patchiness.- Development of Structure in Marine Communities: Colonization and Succession.- The Carbon Cycle: Production and Transformations of Organic Matter.- Nutrient Cycles and Ecosystem Stoichiometry.- Seasonal Changes in Marine Ecosystems.- Long-Term and Large-Scale Change in Marine Ecosystems.ReviewsAuthor InformationDr. Ivan Valiela serves as Senior Research Scientist for The Ecosystems Center at the Marine Biological Laboratory. His research includes analysis structure and controls on coastal ecosystems, land-sea couplings, impacts of urbanization and deforestation on coastal ecosystems, management of coastal environments, and international environmental policy. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |