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1 online resource |
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Part 1. The Southern Ocean from its beginnings till now. 1. Geological history and climate change in southern Australia ; 2. Oceanography and marine climate of southern Australia ; 3. Biogeography and biodiversity -- Part 2. The algae. 4. The kelps ; 5. Large brown algae : the fucoids ; 6. Ecology of non-geliculate coralline algae ; 7. Middle and lower stratum algae -- Part 3. The invertebrates. 8. Ecology of meiofauna and macrofauna ; 9. The molluscan megafauna : herbivores, carnivores and filter-feeders ; 10. Cephalopods ; 11. Echinoderms ; 12. Effects of sea-urchins on benthic habitats ; 13. Sessile fauna : sponges, ascidians and bryozoans ; 14. Cnidarians (hydroids, jellyfish, anemones and corals) and ctenophores ; 15. Larger crustaceans and sea spiders -- Part 4. Marine vertebrates. 16. Bottom-feeding fishes ; 17. Planktivores and large reef-associated carnivores ; 18. Marine mammals -- Part 5. Marine ecosystems and their conservation. 19. Food webs ; 20. Conservation and management |
| Summary |
Ecology of Australian Temperate Reefs presents the current state of knowledge of the ecology of important elements of southern Australian sub-tidal reef flora and fauna, and the underlying ecological principles. Preliminary chapters describe the geological origin, oceanography and biogeography of southern Australia, including the transitional temperate regions toward the Abrolhos Islands in the west and to Sydney in the east. The book then explains the origin and evolution of the flora and fauna at geological time scales as Australia separated from Antarctica; the oceanography of the region, i |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Reefs -- Australia, Southeastern
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Reef ecology -- Australia, Southeastern
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Marine biology -- Australia, Southeastern
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NATURE -- Ecology.
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NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness.
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SCIENCE -- Environmental Science.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology.
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Marine biology
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Reef ecology
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Reefs
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Southeastern Australia
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Shepherd, Scoresby, editor
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Edgar, Graham, editor
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CSIRO (Australia), issuing body
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| ISBN |
9781486300105 |
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1486300103 |
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9781486300112 |
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1486300111 |
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