Methods for the study of marine benthos
By: edited by Alasdair McIntyre and Anastasios Eleftheriou.
Contributors: McIntyre, A. D.; Eleftheriou, Anastasios, 1935-
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Oxford, UK; Malden, MA, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 418
ISBN-13: 9780632054886
Subjects: Dredging (Biology); Benthos -- Research -- Methodology.; Marine biology -- Methodology.
Description: "Ecosystems of the benthic environment are a sensitive index to ecological change, and as such demand long-term and effective monitoring. Methods for the Study of Marine Benthos provides comprehensive information on the tools and techniques available to those working in areas where the declining health of the sea, depletion of marine resources and the biodiversity of marine life are major concerns."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Second edition edited by N.A. Holme and A.D. McIntyre.
Table of contents: title: Design and analysis in benthic surveys / A.J. Underwood and M.C. Chapman; title: Sediment analysis and seabed characterisation / A.J. Bale and A.J. Kenny; title: Imaging techniques / C.J. Smith and H. Rumohr; title: Diving systems / C. Munro; title: Macrofauna techniques / A. Eleftheriou and D.C. Moore; title: Meiofauna techniques / P.J. Somerfield, R.M. Warwick and T. Moens; title: Deep-sea benthic sampling / J.D. Gage and B.J. Bett; title: Measuring the flow of energy and matter in marine benthic animal populations / J. van der Meer ... [et al.].