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Life in the World's Oceans Diversity, Distribution and Abundance

Edited By: Alasdair McIntyre
361 pages, Col figs, tabs
Life in the World's Oceans
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Comprising the synthesis and analysis of the results of the Census of Marine Life, this most important book brings together the work of around 2000 scientists from 80 nations around the globe. The book is broadly divided into four sections, covering oceans past, oceans present, oceans future and a final section covering the utilisation of the data which has been gathered, and the coordination and communication of the results. This is a book which should find a place on the shelves of all marine scientists, ecologists, conservation biologists, oceanographers, fisheries scientists and environmental biologists.

Contents

1. The Past.
2. Inshore Studies.
3. Coral Reef Ecosystems.
4. The Coastal Shelf - The Gulf of Maine.
5. Tracking Salmon Migration.
6. Continental Margins.
7. Life in the Abyss.
8. Marine Zooplankton.
9. Migration Patterns.
10. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge Ecosystem.
11. Chemosynthetic Ecosystems.
12. Marine Life on Seamounts.
13. Diversity in the Arctic.
14. Life in the Antarctic.
15. Marine Microbes.
16. Future of Marine Animal Populations.
17. Coordination and Communication

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Professor Alasdair McIntyre is based at the Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Edited By: Alasdair McIntyre
361 pages, Col figs, tabs
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This comprehensive book is aimed at marine scientists, ecologists, conservation biologists, oceanographers, fisheries scientists and environmental biologists. (In Practice, 1 December 2010) "The ambitious project involved thousands of scientists and led to the discovery of novel creatures such as the hairy yeti crab. The volume addresses the biodiversity of oceans past, present and future, including microorganisms and zooplankton." (Nature, September 2010)
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