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Chemical Ecology in Aquatic Systems (Hardcover) Loot Price: R4,175
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Chemical Ecology in Aquatic Systems (Hardcover): Christer Broenmark, Lars-Anders Hansson

Chemical Ecology in Aquatic Systems (Hardcover)

Christer Broenmark, Lars-Anders Hansson

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In recent years it has become increasingly clear that chemical interactions play a fundamental role in aquatic habitats and have far-reaching evolutionary and ecological consequences. A plethora of studies have shown that aquatic organisms from most taxa and functional groups respond to minute concentrations of chemical substances released by other organisms. However, our knowledge of this "chemical network" is still negligible. Chemical interactions can be divided into two larger sub-areas based on the function of the chemical substance. First, there are interactions where chemical substances are toxic to other organisms and are used as a defence against consumers (including both herbivores and predators) or a weapon against competitors (allelopathy). Second, chemical substances may be used as a source for information of the environment; for example: how can I find the optimal habitat, the best food, the nicest partner, and avoid being eaten? Aquatic organisms are able to detect and respond to extremely low concentrations of chemical cues to answer all these questions. The book aims at connecting these intriguing chemical interactions with traditional knowledge of organism interactions. Chemical Ecology of Aquatic Systems covers a wide range of studies, both plant and animal, from different geographic regions and habitats - pelagic as well as benthic. Most of the chemical interactions are similar in freshwater and marine habitats and this book therefore strives at integrating work on both systems.

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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: March 2012
First published: May 2012
Editors: Christer Broenmark • Lars-Anders Hansson
Dimensions: 255 x 194 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 314
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-958309-6
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Hydrobiology > General
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > Plant ecology
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Animal ecology
Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > General
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LSN: 0-19-958309-9
Barcode: 9780199583096

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