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Author | : Joop J. W. M. Brouns |
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Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Algae |
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Total Pages | : 758 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Biodiversity conservation |
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Author | : Victor Jaccarini |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2013-03-09 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9401732884 |
Download The Ecology of Mangrove and Related Ecosystems Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The mangrove, seagrass and coral reef ecosystems are of paramount ecological importance but have already undergone great degradation, which is advancing at an alarming rate. If present trends continue, the natural resource basis of the economy and ecology of tropical coastal regions will soon be ruined. This was the unanimous conclusion of the 110 scientists from 23 countries who gathered in Mombasa, Kenya, for a Symposium on the ecology of these ecosystems. Mangrove forest systems yield large amounts of fish, crabs, prawns and oysters. They are also valuable sources of fuelwood, timber, tannin and other natural products. Their non-marketable value is of equal importance: stabilization of the coastline, an indispensable nursery ground for numerous marine species with commercial value, a natural filter maintaining the clarity of nearshore water, a home for resident and migratory birds and other wildlife. Many of the true mangrove flora and fauna are now endangered by the clearing of the mangroves. It has been shown that in many countries between 25 and 100% of the mangrove forest has been destroyed alraedy in the last twenty years. The international scientific assembly concluded that much can be done to stop the degradation of these damaged ecosystems and to rehabilitate them. But new techniques must be found to use them on a sustainable basis for long-term economic return and for the well-being of coastal human settlements and a healthy environment.
Author | : Peter C. Pollard |
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Total Pages | : 886 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Marine ecology |
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Download Tropical Seagrass Ecosystems Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Frederick T. Short |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780520240476 |
Download World Atlas of Seagrasses Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Seagrasses are a vital and widespread but often overlooked coastal marine habitat. This volume provides a global survey of their distribution and conservation status.
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Total Pages | : 464 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Marine sciences |
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Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Botany |
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Total Pages | : 590 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Marine biology |
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Author | : Anthony W. D. Larkum |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 791 |
Release | : 2018-07-27 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 331971354X |
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This book takes the place of “Biology of Seagrasses: A Treatise on the Biology of Seagrasses with Special Reference to the Australian Region”, co-edited by A.W.D. Larkum, A.J. MaCComb and S.A. Shepherd and published by Elsevier in 1989. The first book has been influential, but it is now 25 years since it was published and seagrass studies have progressed and developed considerably since then. The design of the current book follows in the steps of the first book. There are chapters on taxonomy, floral biology, biogeography and regional studies. The regional studies emphasize the importance of Australia having over half of the world’s 62 species, including some ten species published for Australia since the previous book. There are a number of chapters on ecology and biogeography; fish biology and fisheries and dugong biology are prominent chapters. Physiological aspects again play an important part, including new knowledge on the role of hydrogen sulphide in sediments and on photosynthetic processes. Climate change, pollution and environmental degradation this time gain an even more important part of the book. Decline of seagrasses around Australia are also discussed in detail in several chapters. Since the first book was published two new areas have received special attention: blue carbon and genomic studies. Seagrasses are now known to be a very important player in the formation of blue carbon, i.e. carbon that has a long turnover time in soils and sediments. Alongside salt marshes and mangroves, seagrasses are now recognized as playing a very important role in the formation of blue carbon. And because Australia has such an abundance and variety of seagrasses, their role in blue carbon production and turnover is of great importance. The first whole genomes of seagrasses are now available and Australia has played an important role here. It appears that seagrasses have several different suites of genes as compared with other (land) plants and even in comparison with freshwater hydrophytes. This difference is leading to important molecular biological studies where the new knowledge will be important to the understanding and conservation of seagrass ecosystems in Australia. Thus by reason of its natural abundance of diverse seagrasses and a sophisticated seagrass research community in Australia it is possible to produce a book which will be attractive to marine biologists, coastal scientists and conservationists from many countries around the world.
Author | : WOTRO. |
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Total Pages | : 608 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Natural history |
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