- Hardcover: 520 pages
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (18 April 1991)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0521334314
- ISBN-13: 978-0521334310
- Product Dimensions: 24.7 x 17.4 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,416,933 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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' … a landmark study, well-documented and lavishly illustrated … strongly recommended as essential reading for all courses in marine biology.' Nature
'Their text is very up to date with comprehensive references to original papers providing an excellent introduction to this field.' Times Higher Education Supplement
'Researchers will cherish this book for its broad coverage and superb reference lists. Teachers will find its state-of-the-art reviews invaluable for preparing lectures and students for preparing essays … Highly recommended.' Biologist
'Their text is very up to date with comprehensive references to original papers providing an excellent introduction to this field.' Times Higher Education Supplement
'Researchers will cherish this book for its broad coverage and superb reference lists. Teachers will find its state-of-the-art reviews invaluable for preparing lectures and students for preparing essays … Highly recommended.' Biologist
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Deep-Sea Biology provides a comprehensive account of the natural history of the organisms associated with the deep-sea floor, and examines their relationship with this remote and inhospitable environment. In the initial chapters, the authors describe the physico-chemical nature of the deep-sea floor and the methods used to collect and study its fauna. They then go on to discuss the ecological framework by exploring spatial patterns of diversity, biomass, vertical zonation and large-scale distributions. Subsequent chapters review current knowledge of feeding, respiration, reproduction and growth processes in these communities. The unique fauna of hydrothermal vents and seeps are considered separately. Finally, there is a discussion of man's exploitation of deep-sea resources and his use of this environment for waste disposal on the fauna of this, the earth's largest ecosystem.
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The history of the study of the populations inhabiting the interface of the floor of the deep ocean with the overlying water spans a short period of little more than the maximum lifespan of a blue whale (approx. 120 yr). Read the first page
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An excellent overview of deep sea biology for the biologist (not a good book for people without a scientific background). Some of the material is a little dated, but the information for the most part is very good.
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An excellent overview of deep sea biology
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An excellent overview of deep sea biology for the biologist (not a good book for people without a scientific background). Some of the material is a little dated, but the information for the most part is very good.
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