Ecosystems of the Deep Ocean (Ecosystems of the World)Volume 28

This volume examines the deep sea ecosystem from a variety of perspectives. The initial chapters examine the deep-sea floor, the deep pelagic environment and the more specialised chemosynthetic environments of hydrothermal vents and cold seeps. These environments are examined from the perspective of the relationship of deep-sea animals to their physico-chemical environment. Later chapters examine the biogeography of the main deep oceans (Atlantic, Pacific and Indian) with particular attention to the downward flux of surface-derived organic matter and how this drives the processes within the deep-sea ecosystem. The peripheral deep seas including the polar seas and the marginal deep seas (inter alia the Mediterranean, Red, Caribbean and Okhotsk seas) are explored in the same context. The final chapters examine the processes occurring in the deep sea and include an analysis of why the deep sea has high species diversity, how the fauna respond to organic input and how species have adapted reproductive activity in the deep sea. The volume concludes with an analysis of the anthropogenic impact on the deep sea. The deep-sea floor : an overview / D. Thistle The pelagic environment of the open ocean / M.V. Angel Reducing environments of the deep-sea floor / V. Tunnicliffe, S.K. Juniper and M. Sibuet The deep Atlantic Ocean / L.A. Levin and A.J. Gooday The deep Pacific Ocean floor / C.R. Smith and A.W.J. Demopoulos The deep Indian Ocean floor / A.W.J. Demopoulos, C.R. Smith and P.A. Tyler The polar deep seas / A. Clarke The peripheral deep seas / P.A. Tyler Large-scale spatial and temporal patterns of deep-sea benthic species diversity / C.T. Stuart, M.A. Rex and R.J. Etter Food inputs, utilization, carbon flow and energetics / J.D. Gage Reproduction, development and life history traits / C.M. Young Anthropogenic impacts on the deep sea / H. Thiel Epilogue: Exploration, observation and experimentation / P.A.Tyler. Examines the deep sea ecosystem from a variety of perspectives. This volume looks at the deep-sea floor, the deep pelagic environment and the more specialised chemosynthetic environments of hydrothermal vents and cold seeps. It also covers the biogeography of the main deep oceans (Atlantic, Pacific and Indian). Part of the series "Ecosystem of the World", this book presents an account of the history and distribution of the conifers. This book describes conifers forests in Asia, Europe, North and South America covering boreal, temperate, tropical as well as mountainous regions.