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Island, Ocean and Deep-Sea Biology - Proceedings of the 34th European Marine Biology Symposium, held in Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal, 13-17 September 1999 (Paperback, 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2001)
M.B. Jones, J.M.N. Azevedo, A. I. Neto, A.C. Costa, A.M. Frias Martins
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The 34th European Marine Biology Symposium was held in Ponta
Delgada, The Azores, between 13th and 17th September 1999. It was
organised by the University of the Azores in association with the
Municipal Museum of Funchal (Madeira), and the Plymouth Environment
Research Centre (University of Plymouth, UK). The selected topics,
dictated by the position of the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean, were:
`Ecology and Evolution on Island Shores', `The Open Ocean', and
`The Deep Ocean'. Each topic was introduced by a recognised expert
of international reputation and these keynote reviews provide
authoritative summaries of the current status of these very
important topics in marine biology. The 35 papers which make up
this volume bring new ideas and concepts relating to the
functioning of marine systems extending from the intertidal,
through the pelagic realm down to the deep sea. The book covers
many aspects of the biology of marine organisms and will have wide
interest to all those interested in the life of the world's oceans.
This book represents the Proceedings of the 37th European Marine
Biology Symposium, held in Reykjavik, Iceland, 5-9 August 2002. The
main themes of the symposium were Migrations and Dispersal of
Marine Organisms. These themes are highly relevant today. There is
widespread man-aided dispersal (e.g. by ballast water) of marine
plants and animals, which may have substantial effects on the
regions receiving new species. The new introductions may result in
reduced diversity of plants and animals and may affect natural
resources in the countries receiving toxic algae and other foreign
elements. Studies of changes in distribution and dispersal of
marine animals and plants are also highly relevant with reference
to the changing climate taking place. The study of dispersal has
recently gained new impetus with the discovery of the remarkable
communities found on isolated hydrothermal vents and cold water
seeps in the world's oceans.
This book should appeal to a broad group of biologists, and
especially marine ecologists. Four papers are based on keynote
addresses, given by world authorities in their respective fields,
on the state of the art of different important aspects of dispersal
and migrations. These are followed by papers covering a wide field,
from the rafting of macrobenthic animals on human debris, the
spread of the Chinese mitten crap in Europe, the migrations of
diatoms, and the seasonal movements of copepods, to mention but a
few."
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has sponsored a
programme of intensive research into the primary productivity of
grass ecosystems in both the tropics and subtropics, resulting in
this book. It therefore represents the first internationally
integrated study of bio-productivity since the International
Biological Programme (IBP) of the early 1970s. The large
international team of scientists sponsored by UNEP identified five
different grassland ecosystems, determining their levels of
productivity as well as the effect of climatic variation on primary
production and photosynthesis. The methods and results described
indicate a three to ten-fold increase in estimates of productivity
from the IBP figures, raising implications for a number of
important questions such as: the understanding of how carbon is
cycled, the environmental impact of removing grasslands, assessment
of these ecosystems as genetic resources of productive grasses,
assessing the impact of rising carbon dioxide levels in the
atmosphere, and establishing ground truth data for remote sensing
of grassland productivity. This book provides a comprehensive
assessment of an extremely important but under-researched biome. It
should be of interest to a wide range of environmental scientists,
including ecologists, atmospheric scientists, biogeographers, and
environmental physiologists.
My little grand-daughter gave me the impetus to write my first
book, "Manners Are Free." I feel strongly that manners are very
important throughout life, and they seem to have fallen by the
wayside. It's never too early to teach children manners, and what
better way than to read them a book that is fun and also begins the
process of teaching them basic manners.
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Ruby M. B. Jones
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
The volume identifies how stressful conditions affect plants.
Various stresses, such as drought, salinity, waterlogging, high and
low temperatures, can have a major impact on plant growth and
survival - with important economic consequences in crop plants.
This book examines some of the more important stresses, shows how
they affect the plant and then reviews how new varieties or new
species can be selected which are less vulnerable to stress. The
wide-ranging and important consequences of stress should ensure
that the volume is widely read by plant biologists at the graduate
and research level.
The volume identifies how stressful conditions affect plants.
Various stresses, such as drought, salinity, waterlogging, high and
low temperatures, can have a major impact on plant growth and
survival - with important economic consequences in crop plants.
This book examines some of the more important stresses, shows how
they affect the plant and then reviews how new varieties or new
species can be selected which are less vulnerable to stress. The
wide-ranging and important consequences of stress should ensure
that the volume is widely read by plant biologists at the graduate
and research level.
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