Advances in Marine Biology

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-12-381016-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 336 Seiten

Advances in Marine Biology has been providing in-depth and up-to-date reviews on all aspects of Marine Biology since 1963 -- over 40 years of outstanding coverage! The series is well-known for both its excellence of reviews and editing. The serial publishes in-depth and up-to-date content on a wide range of topics which will appeal to postgraduates and researchers in marine biology, fisheries science, ecology, zoology, and biological oceanography.
* Rated 'Number 1' in the highly competitive category of Marine & Freshwater Biology by ISI in the 2000 ISI journals citation report
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Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Advances in Marine Biology;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Contributors to Volume 58;6
5;Contents;10
6;Series Contents fpr Last Fifteen Years;12
7;Chapter 1: Temporal Change in Deep-Sea Benthic Ecosystems: A Review of the EvidenceFrom Recent Time-Series Studies;20
7.1;1. Introduction;22
7.2;2. Theoretical Framework;24
7.3;3. Case Studies: Sedimented Environments;34
7.4;4. Case Studies: Chemosynthetic Ecosystems;53
7.5;5. Discussion;71
7.6;6. Conclusions;95
7.7;Acknowledgments;97
7.8;References;98
8;Chapter 2: The Biology and Fisheries of European Hake, Merluccius merluccius, in the North-East Atlantic;116
8.1;1. Introduction;117
8.2;2. European Hake, Merluccius merluccius;131
8.3;3. Fisheries and the State of the Population;154
8.4;4. Future Perspectives;161
8.5;Acknowledgments;163
8.6;References;163
9;Chapter 3: Chronobiology of Deep-Water Decapod Crustaceans on Continental Margins;174
9.1;1. Biological Clock Functioning in Decapod Crustaceans;176
9.2;2. Rhythms in Continental Margins;184
9.3;3. Marine Types of Rhythmic Displacement;190
9.4;4. Interpretations of Activity Rhythms from Trawling Data;206
9.5;5. Metabolism, Morphology, and Adaptations to Different Types of Displacement and Rhythmic Behaviour;212
9.6;6. Ontogenetic and Gender Modulation of Behavioural Rhythms;217
9.7;7. Biological Clocks and Bathymetric Ranges of Species' Distribution ;224
9.8;8. Conclusions;228
9.9;Acknowledgments;229
9.10;References;230
10;Chapter 4: The Patagonian Toothfish: Biology,Ecology and Fishery;246
10.1;1. Introduction;248
10.2;2. Taxonomy and Systematics;249
10.3;3. Distribution and Life Cycle;251
10.4;4. Population Structure, Movements and Migration Patterns;255
10.5;5. Age and Growth;260
10.6;6. Reproduction;266
10.7;7. Trophic ecology;270
10.8;8. Parasites;281
10.9;9. Physiology;287
10.10;10. Behaviour;290
10.11;11. Fishery;291
10.12;12. Stock Assessment;304
10.13;13. Concluding Remarks;307
10.14;Acknowledgments;308
10.15;References;308
11;Subject Index;324