Ecology of marine sediments : from science to management.
Gray, John S., 1941-
Ecology of marine sediments : from science to management. - 2nd ed. / John S. Gray, Michael Elliott. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. - xiii, 225 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm. - Oxford biology .
Previous ed.: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1981.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction; 1. Sampling sediments; 2. The sediment and related environmental factors; 3. Describing assemblages of sediment-living organisms; 4. Diversity; 5. Functional diversity of benthic assemblages; 6. Spatial variations in sediment systems; 7. Temporal variations in benthic assemblages; 8. Human impacts on soft sediment systems - trawling and fisheries; 9. Human impacts on soft sediment systems - pollution; 10. The soft-sediment benthos in the ecosystem; 11. The benthos in the management of marine sediments; Concluding remarks
9780198569022 (pbk.) 9780198569015 (hbk.)
Sedimentos marinos.
Bentos.
Ecología marina
Ecosistemas marinos--Gestión
Ecology of marine sediments : from science to management. - 2nd ed. / John S. Gray, Michael Elliott. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. - xiii, 225 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm. - Oxford biology .
Previous ed.: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1981.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction; 1. Sampling sediments; 2. The sediment and related environmental factors; 3. Describing assemblages of sediment-living organisms; 4. Diversity; 5. Functional diversity of benthic assemblages; 6. Spatial variations in sediment systems; 7. Temporal variations in benthic assemblages; 8. Human impacts on soft sediment systems - trawling and fisheries; 9. Human impacts on soft sediment systems - pollution; 10. The soft-sediment benthos in the ecosystem; 11. The benthos in the management of marine sediments; Concluding remarks
9780198569022 (pbk.) 9780198569015 (hbk.)
Sedimentos marinos.
Bentos.
Ecología marina
Ecosistemas marinos--Gestión