Ecological Geography of the Sea

Alan R. Longhurst

416 pages, parution le 11/01/2002

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Résumé

This book presents an in-depth discussion of the biological and ecological geography of the oceans. It synthesizes locally restricted studies of the ocean to generate a global geography for the vast marine world. Ecological Geography of the Sea is the first comprehensive attempt to divide the ocean into distinguishable regions that permit detailed comparisons. Based on patterns of algal ecology, the book divides the ocean into four primary compartments, which are then subdivided into secondary compartments. The secondary compartments are identified and characterized by biogeochemical features including nutrient dynamics, continental shelf topography, and algal blooms. Because ocean-wide regional classification has broad impact on the way oceanographers and ecologists study ocean patterns, this book will have wide and long-term appeal.

Contents

Preface

1 Introduction
2 Ecological Gradients: Fronts and the Pycnocline
3 Physical Forcing of Biological Processes
4 Biomes: Primary Compartments in Ecological Oceanography
5 Oceans, Seas and Provinces: The Secondary Compartments
6 Temporal Variability and the Adjustment of Boundaries
7 The Atlantic Ocean
8 The Indian Ocean
9 The Pacific Ocean
10 The Southern Ocean

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Academic Press
Auteur(s)	Alan R. Longhurst
Parution	11/01/2002
Nb. de pages	416
Format	17,2 x 25,2
Couverture	Broché
Poids	635g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780124555594
ISBN13	978-0-12-455559-4