Online-Ressource
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Academic Press
Schlagwort(e):
Aquatic ecology
;
Biodiversity
;
Conservation biology
;
Ecology
;
Marine sciences
;
Oceanography
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Intro -- Assessments and Conservation of Biological Diversity From Coral Reefs to the Deep Sea: Uncovering Buried Treasures and the ... -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the author -- Foreword to ``Assessments and conservation of biological diversity from coral reefs to the deep sea: Uncovering buried trea ... -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: The seabed-Where life began and still evolves -- Introduction -- Setting the place-Biogeographical regions and abiotic components of the seafloor -- Expeditions to the deep blue -- Pelagic-benthic connections (and vice versa) -- Connectivity within benthic species -- How common is benthic continuity and cosmopolitanism? -- Higher diversity of benthic macrofauna -- Porifera -- Crustacea -- Echinodermata -- Cnidaria, Mollusca, and other phyla -- Marine microbial diversity -- Generation of biodiversity -- Marine symbioses-Getting to know each other better -- Corals provide the structure for many benthic ecosystems -- Possible origins of biodiversity -- References -- Chapter 2: Multiple approaches to understanding the benthos -- Living in the era of big science -- Big experiments on the seafloor are difficult -- Informative maps show a way -- Genetic and genomic maps -- Leading wedge technologies for benthic assessments -- Submersibles and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) are leading wedges that visit the ocean floor -- Benthic monitoring-All eyes on the sea -- Underwater soundscapes, landscapes, and unexpected sources of innovation -- The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) -- Biotechnologies applied to the seafloor -- Bioprospecting for new natural products and ideas -- Secondary metabolites from marine microbes -- Molecular ecology, conservation genomics, and genome sequencing -- References -- Chapter 3: Diversity hotspots on the benthos-Case studies highlight hidden treasures.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
Seiten:
236 Seiten
ISBN:
9780128241127
DDC:
577.7
Sprache:
Englisch
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