Marine Hard Bottom Communities Patterns, Dynamics, Diversity, and Change / edited by Martin Wahl.

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...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Wahl, Martin (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edition:1st ed. 2009.
Series:Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 206
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505 0 |a Habitat, Substrata and Communities -- Habitat Characteristics and Typical Functional Groups -- The Role of Mineral, Living and Artificial Substrata in the Development of Subtidal Assemblages -- Communities on Deep-Sea Hard Bottoms -- Epibiosis -- Diversity Patterns and Their Causes -- Latitudinal Patterns of Species Richness in Hard-Bottom Communities -- Regional-Scale Patterns -- Patterns Along Environmental Gradients -- Evolutionary Patterns of Diversity and Their Causes -- Environmental Variability -- Community Dynamics -- Fertilization Strategies -- Larval Supply and Dispersal -- Settlement and Recruitment -- Seasonal Dynamics -- Disruption, Succession and Stochasticity -- Changes in Diversity and Ecosystem Functioning During Succession -- Simple and Complex Interactions -- Changing Biodiversity -- Anthropogenic Changes in Patterns of Diversity on Hard Substrata: an Overview -- Shifts in Abiotic Variables and Consequences for Diversity -- The Loss of Natural Habitats and the Addition of Artificial Substrata -- Multiple Stressors and Disturbances -- Mass Mortalities and Extinctions -- Biological Invasions -- Habitat Distribution and Heterogeneity in Marine Invasion Dynamics: the Importance of Hard Substrate and Artificial Structure -- Rehabilitation of Habitat and the Value of Artificial Reefs -- Protection of Biota and the Value of Marine Protected Areas -- Role of Diversity -- The Role of Biodiversity for the Functioning of Rocky Reef Communities -- Functional and Taxonomic Perspectives of Marine Biodiversity -- Mechanisms Underpinning Diversity-Stability Relationships in Hard Bottom Assemblages -- The Aesthetic Value of Littoral Hard Substrata and Consideration of Ethical Frameworks for Their Investigation and Conservation -- Appropriate Research Methods -- Field and Research Methods in Marine Ecology. 
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