Deep-sea biodiversity : pattern and scale /

"Frigid, dark, and energy-deprived, the deep sea was long considered hostile to life. However, new sampling technologies and intense international research efforts in recent decades have revealed a remarkably rich fauna and an astonishing variety of novel habitats. These recent discoveries have...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Rex, Michael A., 1946-
Otros Autores: Etter, Ron J., 1955-
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010.
Materias:
Biología de aguas profundas.
Biodiversidad marina.
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Setting the stage: patterns of benthic standing stock
  • Local species diversity
  • Regional patterns of alpha species diversity
  • Oceanwide variation in alpha species diversity and long-term change
  • Beta diversity along depth gradients
  • Evolutionary processes in the deep sea
  • Summary
  • Appendix A: deep-sea organisms
  • Appendix B: deep-sea sampling gear
  • Appendix C: references for abundance data (0-9000 m)
  • Appendix D: references for biomass data (0-9000 m).

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