| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 260 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Marine science series |
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CRC series in marine science.
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| Contents |
Historical ecology of bivalves -- Physical environmental interactions -- Organismic scale processes -- Population processes -- Ecosystem grazing -- Ecosystem metabolism and nutrient cycling -- Ecosystem experiments -- Ecosystem health, restoration, and services |
| Summary |
Exploring the potential use of bivalves as indicators and monitors of ecosystem health, this book describes live and computer simulated experiments, mesocosm studies, and field manipulation experiments. This second edition discusses major new developments, including phase shifts in many coastal and estuarine ecosystems dominated by suspension-feeding bivalves, the invasion or introduction of alien bivalve species, the rapid growth of environmental restoration focused on bivalves, and the examination of geological history with regard to global climate change and its impact on bivalve-dominated systems |
| Notes |
"A CRC title." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Bivalves -- Ecology
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Marine invertebrates -- Ecology
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Biotic communities.
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Ecosystem
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General.
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Biotic communities
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Bivalves -- Ecology
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Marine invertebrates -- Ecology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011036561 |
| ISBN |
9781439839126 |
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1439839123 |
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