Biology of the Southern Ocean /

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Author / Creator:	Knox, G. A.
Edition:	2nd ed.
Imprint:	Boca Raton : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, c2007.
Description:	621 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Marine biology series CRC marine biology series.
Subject:	Marine ecology -- Antarctic Ocean. Biotic communities -- Antarctic Ocean. Ecosystem management -- Antarctic Ocean. Biotic communities. Ecosystem management. Marine ecology. Antarctic Ocean.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6330128

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ISBN:	0849333946 9780849333941
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 533-608) and index.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. The Southern Ocean
1.1. Introduction
1.2. The Evolution of the Southern Ocean
1.3. Bathymetry
1.4. Climate
1.5. Ice Cover
1.6. Circulation Patterns and Water Masses
1.7. Some Regional Hydrographic Features
1.8. Bottom Water Formation
1.9. Nutrients
Chapter 2. Phytoplankton and Primary Production
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Data Base
2.3. Species Composition and Distribution
2.4. Latitudinal Zonation of the Planktonic Subsystems
2.5. Phytoplankton Biomass
2.6. Primary Production
2.7. Seasonal and Geographic Variation of Phytoplankton Biomass and Primary Production
2.8. Factors Affecting Primary Production
2.9. Growth Rates
2.10. Heterotrophic Nutrition
2.11. A Model of Phytoplankton Production
Chapter 3. Sea-Ice Microbial Communities
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Sea Ice as a Habitat
3.3. Sea-Ice Micro- and Meiofauna
3.4. Dynamics of Sea-Ice Microbial Communities
Chapter 4. Zooplankton
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Species Composition and Distribution
4.3. Life History and Growth
4.4. Vertical Migration
4.5. Swarming
4.6. Feeding
4.7. Biomass and Production
4.8. Ecophysiology
4.9. Strategies for Winter Survival
Chapter 5. Krill
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Species of Euphausiids
5.3. Life History and Growth
5.4. Krill Aggregations
5.5. Distribution and Abundance
5.6. General Distribution Patterns
5.7. Factors Affecting Distribution
5.8. Overwintering Mechanisms
5.9. Stock Seperation
5.10. Feeding and Energy Expenditure
5.11. Krill Production
Chapter 6. Nekton
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Species Composition and Distribution
6.3. Cephalopods
Chapter 7. Fish
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Species Composition and Distribution
7.3. Morphological and Physiological Adaptations
7.4. Reproduction and Growth
7.5. Age, Growth, Mortality and Biomass Structure
7.6. Feeding Ecology
7.7. Factors Controlling the Distribution, Abundance, and Trophic Ecology of Antarctic Fish
Chapter 8. Seals
8.1. Introduction
8.2. Species Composition and Distribution
8.3. Abundance
8.4. Social Organization and Reproductive Behaviour
8.5. Feeding Ecology
8.6. Reproduction, Growth, and Development
8.7. Population Dynamics
Chapter 9. Whales
9.1. Introduction
9.2. Species Composition
9.3. Distribution, General Life Histories, and Migrations
9.4. Segregation
9.5. Reproduction
9.6. Feeding Ecology
9.7. Bioenergetics
9.8. Population Dynamics
9.9. Role in the Ecosystem
Chapter 10. Birds
10.1. Introduction
10.2. Species Composition and Distribution
10.3. Breeding Biology
10.4. Nonbreeding Biology
10.5. Food and Feeding Ecology
10.6. Energetics
10.7. Population Structure and Dynamics
10.8. Current Status and Population Trends in Antarctic Seabirds
10.9. Role in the Ecosystem
Chapter 11. Benthic Communities
11.1. Introduction
11.2. The Antarctic Benthic Environment
11.3. Littoral Communities
11.4. Shallow Sublittoral Communities
11.5. Epifaunal Communities
11.6. Infaunal Communities
11.7. Shelf and Upper Slope Communities
11.8. Deep Sea Communities
11.9. Microbial Communities
11.10. Meiofauna
11.11. Biogeography and Origin of the Benthic Biota
11.12. Factors Responsible for Shaping the Antarctic Benthos
11.13. Biogeographical Schemes for the Antarctic Region
11.14. Diversity, Abundance, and Biomass
11.15. Food and Feeding
11.16. Bentho-Pelagic Coupling
11.17. Ecological Strategies
Chapter 12. The Fast Ice and Ice Shelves
12.1. Introduction
12.2. The Coastal Fast Ice Environment
12.3. Primary Production
12.4. Sedimentation and Resuspension
12.5. Zooplankton
12.6. The Sympagic Community
12.7. The Platelet Ice Community
12.8. The Cryopelagic Community
12.9. The Ross and McMurdo Ice Shelves
Chapter 13. Ice-Edge Processes
13.1. Introduction
13.2. The Ice-Edge Habitat
13.3. Ice-Edge Phytoplankton Biomass and Primary Production
13.4. Potential Causes of Phytoplankton Blooms
13.5. A Model of Ice Edge Bloom Dynamics
13.6. Bacterioplankton
13.7. Ice-Edge Microheterotrophs
13.8. Ice-Edge Zooplankton and Nekton
13.9. Ice-Edge Vertebrates
13.10. The Importance of the Ice Edge in the Ecology of the Southern Ocean
Chapter 14. Decomposition and the Roles of Bacteria and Protozoa
14.1. Introduction
14.2. Quantities and Sources of Organic Matter
14.3. Sedimentation of POM
14.4. Biogenic Fluxes in the Water Column
14.5. Bacteria
14.6. Viruses
14.7. Protozoa
14.8. Bacteria-Protozoa-POM Interactions
14.9. Interactions of Bactivorous Gazers and Heterotrophic Bacteria
14.10. The Microbial Loop
14.11. Nutrient Cycling
Chapter 15. Ecosystem Dynamics
15.1. Introduction
15.2. Pelagic Zonation
15.3. Phytoplankton and Primary Production
15.4. Food Webs
15.5. Ecosystem Models
15.6. Southern Ocean Environmental Variability and Its Impact on the Pelagic Ecosystem
Chapter 16. Resource Exploitation
16.1. Introduction
16.2. Krill
16.3. Fish
16.4. Seals
16.5. Whales
Chapter 17. Ecosystem Changes Resulting from Resource Exploitation
17.1. Introduction
17.2. Ecosystem Changes Following the Decline in Whale and Fish Stocks
17.3. Changes in Seal Population Dynamics
17.4. Changes in Breeding Success in Birds
17.5. The "Whale Reduction-Krill Surplus" Hypothesis
17.6. Potential Ecosystem Changes That Might Result from Future Resource Exploitation
Chapter 18. Management of Living Resources
18.1. Introduction
18.2. The Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
18.3. Ecosystem Approach to the Management of the Living Resources of the Southern Ocean
18.4. The Role of Modelling Studies
18.5. Monitoring Indicators of Possible Ecological Changes in the Antarctic Marine Ecosystem
18.6. Experimental Fishing as a Management Tool
18.7. Alternative Management Strategies
Chapter 19. Ultraviolet Radiation
19.1. Introduction
19.2. Biological Hazards of Ultraviolet Radiation
19.3. UV Tolerance Mechanisms
19.4. Impacts of Ultraviolet Radiation on Antarctic Marine Biota
19.5. Conclusions
Chapter 20. Global Warming and Antarctic Marine Ecosystems
20.1. Introduction
20.2. The Physical Environment
20.3. Evidence of Global Warming in the Southern Ocean
20.4. The Potential Impact of Global Warming on Antarctic Marine Ecosystems
20.5. Potential Changes in Ecosystem Structure and Dynamics
20.6. Some General Conclusions
Chapter 21. Human Impact
21.1. Introduction
21.2. Impact of Waste Disposal
21.3. Impact of Tourism
21.4. Disturbance of Nesting Seabirds
21.5. Contamination of Marine Biota by Pollutants
21.6. Impact of Oil Spills
21.7. The Impact of Resource Exploitation
Epilogue
Appendix
References
Index

Biology of the Southern Ocean /

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