| Description |
1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Humans as observers in the sea -- Greater abundance of organisms than on land -- Snorkelling and diving -- This book is a habitat guide... -- A few words about the authors -- Every time we put on fins and goggles... -- Habitat-Defining Parameters -- In the sea, just as on dry land, very different habitats exist -- Substances can travel very far -- Geological, geographical, and climatic parameters -- Impact of oceanic forces -- Proximity to river mouths -- Tropical or temperate -- "Keystone species" -- A journey along the path of solar energy |
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Habitats in the Mediterranean Sea -- 1 Bright, sun-exposed rocky ground -- 2 Dark, shady rocky ground -- 3 Sea caves -- 4 Intertidal zone -- 5 Sandy ground -- 6 Seagrass -- 7 Deep muddy ground -- 8 Open water -- Impressive Photo Models in their Habitats -- Habitat: Sunlit Rocky Ground -- Durable subtrate -- Distinction based on solar irradiance -- Sun-loving Brown Algae -- The blanket-forming growth of Cystoseira kelp -- Seasonal changes -- Living off carbohydrate reserves until spring -- A chance for peacock's tail and forkweed algae -- Other Algae in Shallow Seas |
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A forest of umbrella algae blanketing the bottom -- Giant cell with nucleus at the base of the stalk -- A ground-breaking discovery -- Fertilised sea lettuce -- Every illuminated rock on the sea floor... -- Sessile Animals -- Anemones -- Sea anemones: underwater gardeners -- Mediterranean snakelocks sea anemones form a "dinoflagellate garden" -- Two colour morphs with identical clone colonies -- Protection in the Poisonous Tentacle Forest -- Coral Polyps -- Coral colonies in the Mediterranean -- Pillow corals have their own microalgae garden -- Corals with only one polyp -- Sun-loving Sponges |
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Sponges are sessile animals... -- The body of a sponge... -- Sponges constantly absorb water -- Symbiotic blue-green algae -- The yellow tube sponge Aplysina... -- Excurrent and incurrent openings -- Kidney Sponge, Chicken Liver Sponge, Bath Sponge -- Kidney sponge: cushion-shaped and slippery smooth -- Chicken liver sponge: reproduction through "abseiling" -- Bath sponges -- Complex cleaning process -- Tubeworms -- Plankton feeders growing among algae -- A complex feeding system -- The position of the radioles is optimised -- Hydropolyps -- waiting for food -- Marine Grazers -- Mobile animals |
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The sea hare Aplysia... -- Reproduction of sea hares -- When Mantel Flaps Become Wings -- Purple poison -- Cropped Down to the Bare Rock -- Purple Sea Urchin and Black Sea Urchin -- Light, waves, and warm water -- Purple sea urchin (1) -- Typical back decoration -- The black sea urchin (2) never picks up objects -- The Violet Sea Urchin -- Renewable teeth -- The violet sea urchin Sphaerechinus (3)... -- Not every violet sea urchin is a -- Easier to distinguish by their shell skeletons -- Abalones and Star Shells -- Abalones are crepuscular -- Leftovers |
| Summary |
This book invites snorkelers and divers on an educational visit to the most important ecosystems of the Mediterranean Sea. Keystone species from brown algae to dolphins are presented in their marine habitats and understood as part of a complex ecological system. Instead of grouping animals and plants taxonomically, we have organised them according to the eight main habitats of the Mediterranean Sea. Our journey starts with different types of rocky grounds, then takes you further to the Mediterraneans sandy and muddy grounds, and finally ends with the fish and dolphins of the blue open sea. You will be introduced to 220 ecologically significant animal and plant species via the texts of Daniel Abed-Navandi, a long-time lecturer on the biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea at the University of Vienna, and the photographs of Georg Glaeser, the master behind the camera, who captures marine life on the spot |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Chestnut turban snails also graze during the day |
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 26, 2023) |
| Subject |
Marine ecology -- Mediterranean Sea
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Biotic communities -- Mediterranean Sea
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Biotic communities
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Marine ecology
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| SUBJECT |
Mediterranean Sea -- Pictorial works
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| Subject |
Mediterranean Sea
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| Genre/Form |
Pictorial works
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Illustrated works.
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Ouvrages illustrés.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Abed-Navandi, Daniel
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| ISBN |
3031223349 |
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9783031223341 |
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