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ISBN/EAN: 9783319927350

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978-3-319-92735-0
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Autor des Buches: bridge, puglise
Titel des Buches: coral, ecos

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Autor/in: Yossi Loya; Kimberly A. Puglise; Tom C.L. Bridge
Titel: Coral Reefs of the World; Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems
Verlag: Springer; Springer International Publishing
1003 Seiten
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019-05-22
Cham; CH
Sprache: Englisch
362,73 € (DE)
372,90 € (AT)
413,00 CHF (CH)
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XV, 1003 p. 395 illus., 354 illus. in color.

EA; E107; eBook; Nonbooks, PBS / Biologie/Ökologie; Ökologie, Biosphäre; Verstehen; Mesophotic coral ecosystems; Shallow coral reefs; Invasive lionfish; Coral reef conservation; Coral reef management; Ecosystem services; Coral diseases; The Coral Triangle; Scleractinian corals; Sclerochronology; Antipatharians; Octocorals; Gorgonians; marine and freshwater sciences; climate change; B; Freshwater and Marine Ecology; Water; Environmental Sciences; Conservation Biology; Biodiversity; Ocean Sciences; Earth and Environmental Science; Hydrologie und die Hydrosphäre; Umwelt; Umweltschutz; Biodiversität (Artenvielfalt); Ozeanographie (Meereskunde), Meere und Ozeane; BB

This book summarizes what is known about mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) geographically and by major taxa. MCEs are characterized by light-dependent corals and associated communities typically found at depths ranging from 30-40 m. and extending to over 150 m. in tropical and subtropical ecosystems. They are populated with organisms typically associated with shallow coral reefs, such as macroalgae, corals, sponges, and fishes, as well as specialist species unique to mesophotic depths. During the past decade, there has been an increasing scientific and management interest in MCEs expressed by the exponential increase in the number of publications studying this unique environment. Despite their close proximity to well-studied shallow reefs, and the growing evidence of their importance, our scientific knowledge of MCEs is still in its early stages. The topics covered in the book include: regional variation in MCEs; similarities and differences between mesophotic and shallow reeftaxa, biotic and abiotic conditions, biodiversity, ecology, geomorphology, and geology; potential connectivity between MCEs and shallow  reefs; MCE disturbances, conservation, and management challenges; and new technologies, key research questions/knowledge gaps, priorities, and future directions in MCE research.

50. Advanced Technical Diving.- 51. Underwater robotic technology for imaging mesophotic coral ecosystems.- 52. Key questions for research and conservation of mesophotic coral ecosystems and temperate mesophotic ecosystems.

This book summarizes what is known about mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) geographically and by major taxa. MCEs are characterized by light-dependent corals and associated communities typically found at depths ranging from 30-40 m and extending to over 150 m in tropical and subtropical ecosystems. They are populated with organisms typically associated with shallow coral reefs, such as macroalgae, corals, sponges, and fishes, as well as specialist species unique to mesophotic depths. During the past decade, there has been an increasing scientific and management interest in MCEs expressed by the exponential increase in the number of publications studying this unique environment. Despite their close proximity to well-studied shallow reefs, and the growing evidence of their importance, our scientific knowledge of MCEs is still in its early stages. The topics covered in the book include: regional variation in MCEs; similarities and differences between mesophotic and shallow reef taxa, biotic and abiotic conditions, biodiversity, ecology, geomorphology, and geology; potential connectivity between MCEs and shallow  reefs; MCE disturbances, conservation, and management challenges; and new technologies, key research questions/knowledge gaps, priorities, and future directions in MCE research.