Title: Deep-sea biology
Description: Deep-Sea Biology provides a comprehensive account of the natural history of the organisms associated with the deep-sea floor, and examines their relationship with this remote and inhospitable environment. In the initial chapters, the authors describe the physico-chemical nature of the deep-sea floor and the methods used to collect and study its fauna. They then go on to discuss the ecological framework by exploring spatial patterns of diversity, biomass, vertical zonation and large-scale distributions. Subsequent chapters review current knowledge of feeding, respiration, reproduction and growth processes in these communities. The unique fauna of hydrothermal vents and seeps are considered separately. Finally, there is a discussion of man's exploitation of deep-sea resources and his use of this environment for waste disposal on the fauna of this, the earth's largest ecosystem. Annotation Published: September 2013.
Subjects: Benthic animals, Benthos, Deep-sea animals, Deep-sea biology, Ecology, Marine animals, Environmental science, Marine biology, Science, Life Sciences - Biology - General, Science/Mathematics, Life Sciences - Biology - Marine Biology, Deep sea organisms, Science / Biology, Science / Marine Biology, Science-Life Sciences - Biology - General, Marine fauna, Marine plants, Faune marine, Écologie, Faune des grands fonds, Biologie sous-marine, Biologie marine, 42.94 marine biology, Mariene biologie, Diepzee, Oceanografia biológica, Abyssal zone, Marine ecology, Écologie marine, Animaux marins