Keywords:
Marine ecology -- North Atlantic Ocean.
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Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects -- North Atlantic Ocean.
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Marine animals -- Climatic factors.
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North Atlantic Ocean -- Climate.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
This research level text focuses on the influence of climate variability on the marine ecosystems of the North Atlantic. The ecological impact of climate variability on population dynamics is addressed at the full range of trophic levels, from phytoplankton through zooplankton and fish to marine birds. Climate effects on biodiversity and community structure are also examined. Forty scientists from around the world synthesize what is currently known about how climateaffects the ecological systems of the North Atlantic and then place these insights within a broader ecological perspective. Many of the general features of the North Atlantic region are also seen in other marine ecosystems as well as terrestrial and freshwater systems. The final section of the bookmakes these generalities more explicit, so as to stimulate communication and promote co-operation amongst researchers who may previously have worked in semi-isolation.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (267 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780191523168
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=422366
DDC:
577.7/22/091631;577.731
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acronym list -- North Atlantic Region Map -- PART I: Background to climate variation and its effects on marine ecology -- 1 Climatic fluctuations and marine systems: a general introduction to the ecological effects -- 2 Climate variability over the North Atlantic -- 3 Modelling marine ecosystems and their environmental forcing -- PART II: Plankton populations -- 4 Responses of marine phytoplankton populations to fluctuations in marine climate -- 5 The influences of climate variability on North Atlantic zooplankton populations -- PART III: Fish and seabird populations -- 6 The responses of fish populations to ocean climate fluctuations -- 7 Marine birds and climate fluctuation in the North Atlantic -- PART IV: Community ecology -- 8 Responses of phytoplankton communities to climate variability -- 9 Effects of climate variability on benthic communities -- 10 Climatic influences on marine fish community ecology -- PART V: Climate impacts on North Atlantic marine ecology-views from outside -- 11 Climate and fisheries: an insight from the Central Pacific Ocean -- 12 Complexity of marine fisheries dynamics and climate interactions in the northeast Pacific Ocean -- 13 A fresh (water) perspective on the impacts of the NAO on North Atlantic ecology -- 14 A freshwater perspective on climate variability and its effect on marine ecosystems -- 15 Time lags in terrestrial and marine environments -- 16 The impacts of ENSO on terrestrial ecosystems: a comparison with NAO -- PART VI: Conclusion-what are the ecological effects of climate variation in the North Atlantic? -- Afterword -- References -- Glossary of Species Names -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- W -- Y -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T.
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U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
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