Screen LibraryMarine Animal Forests : The Ecology of Benthic Biodiversity Hotspots /
During the last decades there has been an increasing evidence of drastic changes in marine ecosystems due to human-induced impacts, especially on benthic ecosystems. The so called animal forests are currently showing a dramatic loss of biomass and biodiversity all over the world. These communities a...
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21012-4 |
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During the last decades there has been an increasing evidence of drastic changes in marine ecosystems due to human-induced impacts, especially on benthic ecosystems. The so called animal forests are currently showing a dramatic loss of biomass and biodiversity all over the world. These communities are dominated by sessile suspension feeder organisms (such as sponges, corals, gorgonians, bivalves, etc.) that generate three-dimensional structures, similar to the trees in the terrestrial forest. The animal forest provide several ecosystem services such as food, protection and nursery to the ass |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource : color illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9783319210124 |
| Index Number: | QH541 |
| CLC: | Q178.1 |
| Contents: | Activity Rhythms Measurement in Suspension Feeders -- Animal Forest Through the Time: Historical Data to Understand Present Changes in Marine Ecosystems -- Animal Forests of the World: an overview -- Antarctic Marine Animal Forests Three-Dimensional Communities in Southern Ocean Ecosystems -- Complexity and Biodiversity in Caribbean Coral Reefs -- Connexion of the Animal Forest with Land Ecosystems: The Example of Mangroves -- Corals as Architects of the Oceans -- Diversity and Evolution of Octocoral Animal Forests at Both Sides of Tropical America -- Ecosystem Functions and Services of the |