Marine Hard Bottom Communities Patterns, Dynamics, Diversity, and Change /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wahl, Martin. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Series: Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 206
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biodiversity.; Endangered ecosystems.; Aquatic biology.; Nature Conservation.; Marine Sciences.; Life Sciences.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Ecosystems.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/b76710

Marine hard bottoms feature some of the most spectacular and diverse biological communities on this planet. These not only contain a rich treasure of genetic, taxonomic and functional information but also deliver irreplaceable ecosystem services. At the same time, they are highly vulnerable and incr...

Table of Contents:

• This volume consists of 30 chapters and is divided into the following six Parts: Part I Habitat, substrata and communities
• Part II Diversity patterns and their causes
• Part III Community dynamics
• Part IV Changing biodiversity
• Part V Role of diversity
• Part VI Appropriate research methods.