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1 online resource (534 pages) |
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AAAS selected symposium ; volume 111 |
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Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; TABLES; FIGURES; ABOUT THE EDITORS AND AUTHORS; PREFACE; PART ONE CASE STUDIES OF PERTURBATIONS IN LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS; 1 INTRODUCTION TO PART ONE: CASE STUDIES OF PERTURBATIONS IN LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS; 2 CHANGES IN THE BIOMASS OF THE YELLOW SEA ECOSYSTEM; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; RESOURCE VARIABILITY AND SPECIES SHIFTS IN DOMINANCE; OUTLOOK; REFERENCES; 3 RECENT LARGE-SCALE CHANGES IN THE BIOMASS OF THE KUROSHIO CURRENT ECOSYSTEM; ABSTRACT; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS |
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BACTERIA BIOMASSPHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS; ZOOPLANKTON BIOMASS; FLUCTUATION OF PELAGIC FISH; REFERENCES; 4 OCEANOGRAPHIC AND BIOMASS CHANGES IN THE OYASHIO CURRENT ECOSYSTEM; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; GENERAL OCEANOGRAPHY AS A MARINE LIFE ENVIRONMENT; PLANKTON AND ITS SPECIES COMPOSITION; Phytoplankton; Zooplankton; FISHERY; Catch Southeast of Hokkaido; Catch Southwest of Hokkaido; REFERENCES; 5 YIELD DYNAMICS AS AN INDEX OF BIOMASS SHIFTS IN THE GULF OF THAILAND ECOSYSTEMS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; GULF OF THAILAND; WATER CURRENT AND WATER CIRCULATION IN THE GULF |
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FOUR COMPONENTS OF THE MARINE ECOSYSTEM IN THE GULF OF THAILANDPLANT NUTRIENTS INPUT; HEAVY METALS; PHYTOPLANKTON: THE PRODUCERS; THE PRIMARY CONSUMERS: THE ZOOPLANKTON; THE BENTHOS BIOMASS; THE CHANGING CATCHES OF THE HIGHER CONSUMERS; RESOURCE CHANGES AT THE SPECIES LEVEL; TOTAL CATCH OF SELECTED ZOOPLANKTON FEEDER SPECIES; YIELD SHIFTS OF CARNIVOROUS SPECIES; TOTAL CATCH OF THE OMNIVOROUS ORGANISMS; CHANGES IN FISH SIZE; CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS; REFERENCES; 6 LARGE-SCALE SHIFTS IN BIOMASS OF THE GREAT BARRIER REEF ECOSYSTEM; INTRODUCTION |
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THE CROWN-OF-THORNS STARFISH AS AN ARCHIMEDEAN LEVERTHE DISTRIBUTION OF THE STARFISH IN SPACE AND TIME; THE LARGE-SCALE EFFECTS OF STARFISH OUTBREAKS ON THE BENTHIC COMMUNITY; PROPAGATION OF EFFECTS INTO THE FISH COMMUNITY; PROPAGATION OF EFFECTS INTO THE PLANKTONIC COMMUNITY; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; 7 CHARACTERISTICS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE BENGUELA AS A LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; DESCRIPTION OF THE BENGUELA; Physical features and fish distribution; Trophic structure; Exploitation; TRENDS IN THE DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF SPECIES; Distribution |
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AbundanceFACTORS INFLUENCING TRENDS IN THE DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF SPECIES; Exploitation; Oceanographic factors; Food; Predation; Space; Population density; OVERVIEW; System properties; Management of the Benguela as an LME; REFERENCES; 8 BIOMASS CHANGES IN THE IBERIAN ECOSYSTEM; INTRODUCTION; EXAMPLES OF BIOMASS CHANGES; Sardine, Sardina pilchardus; Sprat, Sprattus sprattus (L.); Anchovy, Engraulis encrasicholus (L.); Other Species; DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; 9 PELAGIC PRODUCTION AND VARIABILITY OF THE BARENTS SEA ECOSYSTEM; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; ECOLOGICAL REGIONS OF THE BARENTS SEA |
Summary |
Volume 111 of AAAS selected symposium, American Association of the Advancement of Science |
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Marine ecology -- Congresses
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Marine pollution -- Congresses
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Marine productivity -- Congresses
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Biomass -- Congresses
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Biomass
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Marine ecology
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Marine pollution
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Marine productivity
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Electronic book
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Author |
Sherman, Kenneth, 1932-
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Alexander, Lewis M., 1921-
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
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ISBN |
9780429694080 |
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0429694083 |
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9780429043406 |
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0429043406 |
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9780429714092 |
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0429714092 |
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9780429734106 |
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0429734107 |
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