| Description |
xxxii, 488 pages : cheifly colour illustrations, maps, graphs ; 27 cm |
| Contents |
Part l: The Southern Ocean from its beginnings till now -- Geological history and climate change in southern Australia -- Oceanography and marine climate of southern Australia -- Biogeography and biodiversity -- Part ll: The algae -- The kelps -- Large brown algae : the fucoids -- Ecology of non-geniculate coralline algae -- Middle and lower stratum algae -- Part lll: The invertebrates -- Ecology of meiofauna and macrofauna -- The molluscan megafauna : herbivores, carnivores and filter-feeders -- Cephalopods -- Echinoderms -- Effects of sea-urchins on benthic habitats -- Sessile fauna : sponges, ascidians and bryozoans -- Cnidarians (hydroids, jellyfish, anemones and corals)and ctenophores -- Larger crustaceans and sea spiders -- Part lV: Marine vertebrates -- Bottom-feeding fishes -- Planktivores and large reef-associated carnivores -- Marine mammals -- Part V: Marine ecosystems and their conservation -- Food webs -- 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, including principal currents, and interactions with on-shelf waters; and the ecology of particular species or species groups at different trophic levels, starting with algae, then the ecological principles on which communities are organized. Ecology of Australian Temperate Reefs is well illustrated with line drawings, figures and color plates showing the many species covered, and will be a much valued reference for biologists, undergraduates, and those interested and concerned with reef life and its natural history |
| Analysis |
COASTAL AREAS |
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ESTUARIES |
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MARINE ECOLOGY |
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Coral reefs |
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Marine environments |
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Marine animals |
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Climate change |
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Statistics |
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CORAL REEFS |
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Australian |
| Notes |
Also available in electronic format in the Ebook Library |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
Reef ecology -- Australia, Southeastern.
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Marine biology.
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Reef ecology.
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Reefs.
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Reef ecology -- Australia -- South Coast.
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Reef organisms -- Australia -- South Coast.
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Marine biology -- Australia -- South Coast.
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Reefs -- Australia -- South Coast.
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Reefs -- Australia, Southeastern.
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Marine biology -- Australia, Southeastern.
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Australia, Southeastern.
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| Author |
Shepherd, S. A., editor
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Edgar, Graham, editor
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CSIRO, issuing body
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| LC no. |
2013372340 |
| ISBN |
9781486300099 |
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