The Biogeography of the oceans
By: guest editors, A.V. Gebruk, E.C. Southward, P.A. Tyler.
Contributors: Gebruk, A. V.; Southward, Eve C.; Tyler, Paul A.
Series: Advances in marine biology ;; v. 32
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: San Diego, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 596
Subjects: Marine ecology.; Biogeography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: l. Introduction 2; title: 2. Methods of Evaluating the Distribution of Plankton 4; title: 3. Patterns of Mesoplankton Distribution 9; title: 4. Vertical Distribution of Macroplankton 58; title: 5. Vertical Zonation of the Pelagic Fauna 68; title: 6. Patterns of Plankton Distribution in the Near-bottom Layer 74; title: References 82; title: Ecology and Biogeography of the Hydrothermal Vent Fauna of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge; title: A.V. Gebruk, S.V. Galkin, A.L. Vereshchaka, L.I. Moskalev and A.J. Southward; title: 1. Introduction 94; title: 2. Ecology and Structure of the Communities 95; title: 3, Biology and Taxonomy of Hydrothermal Vent Shrimps 109; title: 4. Special Features of the MAR Hydrothermal Fauna 119; title: Acknowledgements 135; title: References 135; title: Biology of the Nazca and Sala y G6mez Submarine; title: Ridges, an Outpost of the Indo-West Pacific Fauna in; title: the Eastern Pacific Ocean:; title: Composition and Distribution of the Fauna, its; title: Communities and History; title: N.V. Parin, A.N. Mironov and K.N. Nesis; title: i. Introduction147; title: 2. Geology of the Seamounts, and Hydrology and Plankton of the Overlying Waters 150; title: 3. Material156; title: 4. Lists of Taxa158; title: 5. Communities167; title: 6. Biogeographic Boundaries201; title: 7. Endemism209; title: 8. Faunistic Relationships213; title: 9. Biogeographical Position221; title: 10. Biogeographic History224; title: 11. Conclusions227; title: Acknowledgements228; title: References228; title: Gonatid Squids in the Subarctic North Pacific: Ecology, Biogeography, Niche Diversity and Role in the Ecosystem; title: K.N. Nesis; title: t. Introduction245; title: 2. Data Sources248; title: 3. Systematics248; title: 4. Species Accounts249; title: 5. Ecological Divergence of Gonatid Squids289; title: 6. Horizontal and Vertical Distribution of Relative Abundance and Biomass. 300; title: 7. The Role of Gonatid Squids in the Ecosystem303; title: Acknowledgements310; title: References310; title: Zoogeography of the Abyssal and Hadal Zones; title: N.G. Vinogradova; title: 1. Introduction326; title: 2. Geographic Distribution of the Abyssal Bottom Fauna327; title: 3. Pattern of the Abyssal Fauna Distribution in Some Areas of the Ocean354; title: 4, Geographic Distribution of Ultra-abyssal (Hadal) Fauna367; title: References373; title: Biogeography of the Bathyal Zone; title: O.N. Zezina; title: 1. Introduction390; title: 2. The Task and the Method392; title: 3. Latitudinal Zone Changes Related to Depth394; title: 4. Symmetry and Asymmetry of the Fauna400; title: 5. Bathyal Regions Where the Shallow-water Fauna Might Penetrate to the; title: Deep Sea404; title: 6. The Bathyal Zone as a refuge for "Relicts" and "Living Fossils"407; title: 7. Management and Conservation of the Bathyal Zone413; title: Acknowledgements414; title: References414; title: Trophic Structure of Abyssal Macrobenthos; title: M.N. Sokolova; title: 1. Introduction429; title: 2. Subject of Research and Materials429; title: 3. Food Sources for Deep-sea Benthos and Feeding Groups438; title: 4. Trophic Areas471; title: Acknowledgements506; title: References507; title: An Outline of the Geographical Distribution of Oceanic; title: Phytoplankton; title: H.J. Semina; title: 1. Introduction528; title: 2. Methods and Materials529; title: 3. Types of Ranges529; title: 4. Peculiarities of the Phytoplankton Community Biotope545; title: 5. The Basis of Range and Expatriation Area553; title: 6. Ranges and Environmental Factors556; title: 7. Phytogeographical Regions of the Ocean and Endemism of Phytoplankton. 558; title: 8. Conclusions560; title: References 560 560; title: Taxonomic Index565; title: Subject Index583; title: Cumulative Index of Titles589; title: Cumulative Index of Authors595.