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1 online resource (690 p.) |
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Definition of the Tropics -- 1.2 What Makes the Tropics Different? -- References -- PART 1 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT -- Chapter 2 Weather and Climate -- 2.1 Tropical Heat Engine -- 2.2 Tropical Winds and the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) -- 2.3 Tropical Rainfall and Temperature Patterns -- 2.4 Monsoons -- 2.4.1 The Asian Monsoon -- 2.4.2 The Indo-Australian Monsoon -- 2.4.3 The African Monsoons -- 2.4.4 The South American Monsoon -- 2.5 Tropical Weather Systems |
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2.6 The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO), and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) -- 2.7 Climate Change: Physical Aspects -- 2.7.1 Rising Atmospheric CO2 -- 2.7.2 Ocean Acidification -- 2.7.3 Rising Temperatures, Increased Storms, Extreme Weather Events, and Changes in Precipitation -- 2.7.4 Changes in Ocean Circulation -- 2.7.5 Sea-Level Rise (SLR) -- References -- Chapter 3 Tropical Marine Hydrosphere -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Large-Scale Circulation Patterns -- 3.3 Coastal Circulation -- 3.4 Estuarine Circulation |
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3.5 Coral Reef Hydrodynamics -- 3.6 Fluid Mechanics in Seagrass Meadows -- 3.7 Tides -- References -- Chapter 4 Tropical Marine Geosphere -- 4.1 Major Sedimentary Patterns -- 4.2 Distribution of Major Habitat Types -- 4.3 Nutrients -- 4.4 Tropical River Loads, Plumes, and Shelf Margins -- References -- PART 2 STRUCTURE -- Chapter 5 Biogeography and Origins -- 5.1 Tropical Biogeography -- 5.2 The Coral Triangle -- 5.3 Origins Explained -- 5.4 Marine Ecoregions and Provinces -- 5.5 The Latitudinal Diversity Gradient -- References -- Chapter 6 Populations and Communities -- 6.1 Introduction |
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6.2 Density Independence, Density Dependence, and Intraspecific Competition -- 6.3 Populations with Age Structure -- 6.4 Meta-populations -- 6.5 Interspecific Competition -- 6.6 Mutualism -- 6.7 Commensalism -- 6.8 Parasitism -- 6.9 Predation -- 6.10 Plant-Herbivore Interactions -- 6.11 Trophic Cascades -- 6.12 Facilitation Cascades -- References -- Chapter 7 Ecosystems -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Rocky Shores -- 7.3 Sandy Beaches and Tidal Flats -- 7.4 Coastal Lagoons -- 7.5 Mangrove Forests -- 7.6 Seagrass Meadows -- 7.7 Coral Reefs -- 7.8 Continental Shelves -- 7.9 Open Ocean -- References |
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PART 3 FUNCTION -- Chapter 8 Primary Production -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Sandy Beaches and Tidal Flats -- 8.3 Mangrove Forests -- 8.4 Seagrasses -- 8.5 Coral Reefs -- 8.6 Coastal Lagoons, Estuaries, and Tidal Waterways -- 8.7 Shelf Seas -- 8.8 Open Ocean -- References -- Chapter 9 Secondary Production -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Heterotrophic Bacterioplankton -- 9.3 Zooplankton -- 9.4 Benthos -- 9.5 Fisheries -- References -- Chapter 10 Food Webs and Carbon Fluxes -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Sandy Beaches and Tidal Flats -- 10.3 Rocky Intertidal Shores -- 10.4 Seagrass Meadows |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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10.5 Mangrove Forests |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781119568889 |
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1119568889 |
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