| Description |
xiii, 409 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Methods of study -- 3. Dispersal and settlement -- 4. Flow and the physiology of filtration -- 5. Mechanisms of seston capture -- 6. Behavioral responses to flow -- 7. Benthic populations and flow -- 8. Ecosystems and flow -- 9. Future directions |
| Summary |
This book is about those animals found on the sea floor that live by filtering microscopic particles carried to them by water currents. Its purpose is to review what is known about the biology of suspension feeders in relation to their flow environment. The book includes the larval biology, physiology, ethology, and ecology of suspension feeders interacting with water flow. It will be of value to marine scientists beginning research in the new interdisciplinary field of hydrodynamics and benthic biology, and it is the first attempt to provide a comprehensive overview of this field from a biological viewpoint |
| Analysis |
Denthos hydrodynamics larval dispersal settlement filtration seston |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online version of the print title |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web |
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System requirements: Internet connectivity, World Wide Web browser, and Adobe Acrobat reader |
| Subject |
Benthos.
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Hydrodynamics.
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Marine biology.
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| Author |
Kristmanson, D. D.
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| LC no. |
97017118 |
| ISBN |
052144523X |
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