The biology of mangroves and seagrasses

The biology of mangroves and seagrasses / Peter J. Hogarth.

Mangroves and seagrasses form extensive and highly productive ecosystems that are biologically diverse and economically valuable. This new edition provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of their biology and ecology, using a global range of examples. It deals with the adaptations of the...

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Main Author: Hogarth, Peter J. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition:Third edition.
Series:Biology of habitats.
Subjects:
Mangrove forests.
Seagrasses.
NATURE > Ecology.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Mangrove forests
Seagrasses
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; 1 Mangroves and Seagrasses; 1.1 Mangroves; 1.2 Seagrasses; 2 Mangroves and Their Environment; 2.1 Adaptations to waterlogged soil; 2.2 Coping with salt; 2.3 The cost of survival; 2.4 Inorganic nutrients; 2.4.1 Nitrogen; 2.4.2 Phosphorus; 2.4.3 Nutrient recycling; 2.4.4 Are mangroves nutrient limited?; 2.5 Reproductive adaptations; 2.5.1 Pollination; 2.5.2 Vivipary; 2.5.3 Fecundity and parental investment; 2.5.4 Dispersal and settlement; 2.6 Why are mangroves tropical?
  • 3 Seagrasses and Their Environment3.1 Growth and structure; 3.2 Waves, currents, and sediment; 3.3 Photosynthesis and respiration; 3.4 Salinity; 3.5 Nutrients; 3.6 Reproduction; 3.7 Propagule dispersal; 4 Community Structure and Dynamics; 4.1 Mangroves: form of the forest; 4.1.1 Species zonation; 4.1.1.1 Propagule sorting; 4.1.1.2 Physical gradients; 4.1.1.3 Plant succession and species interactions; 4.1.1.4 Geomorphological change; 4.1.2 How different are mangroves from other forests?
  • 4.1.3 Do mangroves create land? Mangroves as ecosystem engineers4.2 Seagrass meadows; 5 The Mangrove Community: Terrestrial Components; 5.1 Mangrove-associated plants; 5.2 Animals from the land; 5.2.1 Insects; 5.2.1.1 Insect herbivores; 5.2.1.2 Termites; 5.2.1.3 Ants; 5.2.1.4 Mosquitoes and other biting insects; 5.2.1.5 Synchronously flashing fireflies; 5.2.1.6 Other insects; 5.2.2 Spiders; 5.2.3 Vertebrates; 5.2.3.1 Amphibians; 5.2.3.2 Reptiles; 5.2.3.3 Birds; 5.2.3.4 Mammals.
  • 6 The Mangrove Community: Marine Components6.1 Algae; 6.2 Fauna of mangrove roots; 6.3 Invertebrates; 6.3.1 Crustaceans; 6.3.1.1 Crabs; Leaf eating by crabs; Are crabs selective feeders?; Seedlings; Tree-climbing crabs; How important are herbivorous crabs?; Fiddler crabs; The physiology of living in mud; 6.3.1.2 Other mangrove crustacea; 6.3.1.3 Crustaceans as ecosystem engineers; 6.3.2 Molluscs; 6.3.2.1 Snails; 6.3.2.2 Bivalves; 6.4 Meiofauna; 6.5 Fish; 7 Seagrass Communities; 7.1 Epiphytes.
  • 7.2 Molluscs7.3 Crustaceans; 7.4 Echinoderms; 7.5 Fish; 7.6 Turtles; 7.7 Marine mammals: dugongs, manatees, and sea otters; 7.8 Birds; 8 Measuring and Modelling; 8.1 Mangroves; 8.1.1 How to measure a tree; 8.1.2 Biomass; 8.1.3 Estimating production; 8.1.4 What happens to mangrove production?; 8.1.4.1 Microbial breakdown; 8.1.4.2 Crabs and snails; 8.1.4.3 Wood; 8.1.4.4 The role of sediment bacteria; 8.1.4.5 The fate of organic particles; 8.1.4.6 Predators; 8.1.5 Putting the model together; 8.2 Seagrasses.

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