Life in the world's oceans : diversity, distribution, and abundance

Life in the World's Oceans: Diversity, Abundance and Distribution is a true landmark publication. Comprising the synthesis and analysis of the results of the Census of Marine Life this most important book brings together the work of around 2000 scientists from 80 nations around the globe. The book is broadly divided into four sections, covering oceans past, oceans present, oceans future and a final section covering the utilisation of the data which has been gathered, and the coordination and communication of the results. Edited by Professor Alasdair Mcintyre, Marine Life is a book which should find a place on the shelves of all marine scientists, ecologists, conservation biologists, oceanographers, fisheries scientists and environmental biologists. All universities and research establishments where biological, earth and fisheries science are studied and taught should have copies of this essential book on their shelves. A true landmark publication One of the most important marine science books ever published Contributions from many world leading researchers Synthesis of a huge amount of important data Represents the culmination of 10 years' research by 2000 scientists from 80 countries From The Publisher. Life In The World's Oceans: Diversity, Abundance And Distribution Is A True Landmark Publication. Comprising The Synthesis And Analysis Of The Results Of The Census Of Marine Life This Most Important Book Brings Together The Work Of Around 2000 Scientists From 80 Nations Around The Globe. The Book Is Broadly Divided Into Four Sections, Covering Oceans Past, Oceans Present, Oceans Future And A Final Section Covering The Utilization Of The Data Which Has Been Gathered, And The Coordination And Communication Of The Results. Part I : Oceans Past. Marine Animal Populations : A New Look Back In Time -- Part Ii : Oceans Present - Geographic Realms. Surveying Nearshore Biodiversity ; Biodiversity Knowledge And Its Application In The Gulf Of Maine Area ; Coral Reef Biodiversity ; New Perceptions Of Continental Margin Biodiversity ; Biodiversity Patterns And Processes On The Mid-atlantic Ridge ; Life On Seamounts ; Diversity Of Abyssal Marine Life ; Biogeography, Ecology, And Vulnerability Of Chemosynthetic Ecosystems In The Deep Sea ; Marine Life In The Arctic ; Marine Life In The Antarctic -- Part Iii : Oceans Present - Global Distributions. A Global Census Of Marine Microbes ; A Census Of Zooplankton Of The Global Ocean -- Part Iv : Oceans Present - Animal Movements. Tracking Fish Movements And Survival On The Northeast Pacific Shelf ; A View Of The Ocean From Pacific Predators -- Part V : Oceans Future. The Future Of Marine Animal Populations -- Part Vi : Using The Data. Data Integration : The Ocean Biogeographic Information System. Edited By Alasdair D. Mcintyre. Census Of Marine Life. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Life in the World’s Oceans 5 Contents 7 Foreword 9 Introduction 11 Acknowledgments 14 Contributors 15 The Scientific Steering Committee of the Census of Marine Life 21 PART I: Oceans Past 23 Chapter 1: Marine Animal Populations: A New Look Back in Time 25 PART II: Oceans Present–Geographic Realms 47 Chapter 2: Surveying Nearshore Biodiversity 49 Chapter 3: Biodiversity Knowledge and its Application in the Gulf of Maine Area 65 Chapter 4: Coral Reef Biodiversity 87 Chapter 5: New Perceptions of Continental Margin Biodiversity 101 Chapter 6: Biodiversity Patterns and Processes on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge 125 Chapter 7: Life on Seamounts 145 Chapter 8: Diversity of Abyssal Marine Life 161 Chapter 9: Biogeography, Ecology, and Vulnerability of Chemosynthetic Ecosystems in the Deep Sea 183 Chapter 10: Marine Life in the Arctic 205 Chapter 11: Marine Life in the Antarctic 225 PART III: Oceans Present – GlobalDistributions 243 Chapter 12: A Global Census of Marine Microbes 245 Chapter 13: A Census of Zooplankton of the Global Ocean 269 PART IV: Oceans Present –Animal Movements 289 Chapter 14: Tracking Fish Movements and Survival on the Northeast Pacific Shelf 291 Chapter 15: A View of the Ocean from Pacific Predators 313 PART V: Oceans Future 335 Chapter 16: The Future of Marine Animal Populations 337 PART VI: Using the Data 353 Chapter 17: Data Integration: The Ocean Biogeographic Information System 355 Index 377 1405192976,9781405192972 Wiley-Blackwell