Ecosystems of the deep oceans

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Group Author: Tyler Paul A.
Published: Elsevier,
Publisher Address: Amsterdam New York
Publication Dates: 2003.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Ecosystems of the world ; 28
Subjects:
Carrier Form: ix, 569 p.: ill., maps ; 27 cm.
ISBN: 044482619X
Index Number: Q178
CLC: Q178.53
Call Number: Q178.53/E199
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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.