E-Book, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Web PDF
Reihe: Polar Oceanography
Smith Jr. Polar Oceanography
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-08-092595-0
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Chemistry, Biology, and Geology
E-Book, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Web PDF
Reihe: Polar Oceanography
ISBN: 978-0-08-092595-0
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Polar Oceanography is an integrated synthesis of the biological, physical, geological, and chemical processes that occur in the polar oceans. The book represents the first modern interdisciplinary synthesis of this field.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Weitere Infos & Material
1;Front Cover;1
2;Polar Oceanography: Chemistry, Biology, and Geology, Part B;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Contents of Part A Physical Science;8
6;Contributors;10
7;Preface;12
8;Chapter 8. Chemical Oceanography;18
8.1;I. Introduction;18
8.2;II. The Arctic Ocean;19
8.3;III. The Southern Ocean;43
8.4;References;80
9;Chapter 9. Polar Phytoplankton;88
9.1;I. Introduction;88
9.2;II. Pelagic Production;91
9.3;III. Processes Affecting Phytoplankton Distribution;123
9.4;IV. Ice-Algal Production;124
9.5;V. Coupling of Ice Community with Water Column;127
9.6;VI. Conclusions;128
9.7;Acknowledgments;129
9.8;References;129
10;Chapter 10. Polar Zooplankton;139
10.1;I. Introduction;139
10.2;II. The Arctic;140
10.3;III. The Antarctic;166
10.4;IV. Concluding Remarks;191
10.5;Acknowledgments;193
10.6;References;193
11;Chapter 11. The Upper Trophic Levels in Polar Marine Ecosystems;211
11.1;I. Introduction;211
11.2;II. The Arctic and Antarctic Environments;212
11.3;III. Polar Communities and Food Webs;214
11.4;IV. Factors That Concentrate Upper-Level Trophic Interactions in Polar Waters;221
11.5;V. Competitive interactions;232
11.6;VI. Summary and Future Directions;235
11.7;Acknowledgments;236
11.8;References;237
12;Chapter 12. Polar Benthos;243
12.1;I. Introduction;244
12.2;II. On Early Exploration and Collections;246
12.3;III. Origin, Evolution, and Historical Background of Arctic Habitats and Species;247
12.4;IV. Arctic Patterns and Processes;253
12.5;V. Arctic Macroalgae;263
12.6;VI. Origin, Evolution, and Historical Background of Antarctic Habitats and Species;265
12.7;VII. Antarctic Patterns and Processes;270
12.8;VIII. Antarctic Benthic Macroalgae;281
12.9;IX. Discussion;284
12.10;Acknowledgments;287
12.11;References;288
13;Chapter 13. Particle Fluxes and Modern Sedimentation in the the Polar Oceans;299
13.1;I. Introduction;300
13.2;II. Ocean Particles and Mechanisms of Settling;303
13.3;III. Methods of Particle Flux Studies in Polar Oceans: Field Experiments;306
13.4;IV, Arctic Oceans and Their Marginal Seas: Pelagic Particle Fluxes;309
13.5;V. Antarctic Oceans: Pelagic Particle Fluxes;319
13.6;VI. Comparison of Pelagic Fluxes in the Arctic and Antarctic Oceans;327
13.7;VII. Processes of Neritic Sedimentation in the Polar Oceans;334
13.8;VIII. Summary and Conclusions;344
13.9;Acknowledgments;345
13.10;References;346
14;Index;353
