Biology of the Southern Ocean [Elektronisk resurs] / George A. Knox.

• 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 -- Appendix A. Approaches to Systems Modelling. 

• First published in 1993, this book has been referred to as international research at its best and an invaluable reference. This second edition retains the format that made the first edition a popular bestseller, while updating the information with the latest research results available. The book describes the physico-chemical environment and, in a logical sequence, covers phytoplankton and primary production, the sea ice microbial communities and the secondary consumers, the zooplankton. The author includes a chapter on the biology and ecology of Antarctic krill that highlights its central position in the Southern Ocean food web. One of the most authoritative resources in the field, this volume covers all aspects of this important marine ecosystem. 

Ämnesord

Marinbiologi  (sao)

Marine ecology  -- Antarctic Ocean. (LCSH)

Biotic communities  -- Antarctic Ocean. (LCSH)

Ecosystem management  -- Antarctic Ocean. (LCSH)

Marine biology  (LCSH)

Antarctica 

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