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Author Kiørboe, Thomas.

Title A mechanistic approach to plankton ecology / Thomas Kiørboe
Published Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2008]
©2008

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Description xi, 209 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Random Walk and Diffusion -- Ch. 3. Diffusion and Advection -- Ch. 4. Particle Encounter by Advection -- Ch. 5. Hydromechanical Signals in the Plankton -- Ch. 6. Zooplankton Feeding Rates and Bioenergetics -- Ch. 7. Population Dynamics and Interactions -- Ch. 8. Structure and Function of Pelagic Food Webs
Summary "This book offers a mechanistic approach to the study of ocean ecology by exploring biological interactions in plankton at the individual level. The book focuses on encounter mechanisms, since the pace of life in the ocean intimately relates to the rate at which encounters happen." "Most of the book's chapters consist of a theoretical introduction followed by examples of how the theory might be applied to real-world problems. In the final chapters, mechanistic insights of individual-level processes help to describe broader population dynamics and pelagic food web structure and function."--BOOK JACKET
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Marine biology.
Marine microbiology.
Plankton -- Ecology.
LC no. 2007048545
ISBN 0691134227 (cased)
9780691134222 (cased)