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Seagrasses of Australia - Structure, Ecology and Conservation (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
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Seagrasses of Australia - Structure, Ecology and Conservation (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
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This book takes the place of "Biology of Seagrasses: A Treatise on
the Biology of Seagrasses with Special Reference to the Australian
Region", co-edited by A.W.D. Larkum, A.J. MaCComb and S.A. Shepherd
and published by Elsevier in 1989. The first book has been
influential, but it is now 25 years since it was published and
seagrass studies have progressed and developed considerably since
then. The design of the current book follows in the steps of the
first book. There are chapters on taxonomy, floral biology,
biogeography and regional studies. The regional studies emphasize
the importance of Australia having over half of the world's 62
species, including some ten species published for Australia since
the previous book. There are a number of chapters on ecology and
biogeography; fish biology and fisheries and dugong biology are
prominent chapters. Physiological aspects again play an important
part, including new knowledge on the role of hydrogen sulphide in
sediments and on photosynthetic processes. Climate change,
pollution and environmental degradation this time gain an even more
important part of the book. Decline of seagrasses around Australia
are also discussed in detail in several chapters. Since the first
book was published two new areas have received special attention:
blue carbon and genomic studies. Seagrasses are now known to be a
very important player in the formation of blue carbon, i.e. carbon
that has a long turnover time in soils and sediments. Alongside
salt marshes and mangroves, seagrasses are now recognized as
playing a very important role in the formation of blue carbon. And
because Australia has such an abundance and variety of seagrasses,
their role in blue carbon production and turnover is of great
importance. The first whole genomes of seagrasses are now available
and Australia has played an important role here. It appears that
seagrasses have several different suites of genes as compared with
other (land) plants and even in comparison with freshwater
hydrophytes. This difference is leading to important molecular
biological studies where the new knowledge will be important to the
understanding and conservation of seagrass ecosystems in Australia.
Thus by reason of its natural abundance of diverse seagrasses and a
sophisticated seagrass research community in Australia it is
possible to produce a book which will be attractive to marine
biologists, coastal scientists and conservationists from many
countries around the world.
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