Seamounts : ecology, fisheries & conservation /
Seamounts are ubiquitous undersea mountains rising from the ocean seafloor that do not reach the surface. There are likely many hundreds of thousands of seamounts, they are usually formed from volcanoes in the deep sea and are defined by oceanographers as independent features that rise to at least 0...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford ; Ames, Iowa :
Blackwell Pub.,
2007.
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| Series: | Fish and aquatic resources series ;
12. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Seamounts are ubiquitous undersea mountains rising from the ocean seafloor that do not reach the surface. There are likely many hundreds of thousands of seamounts, they are usually formed from volcanoes in the deep sea and are defined by oceanographers as independent features that rise to at least 0.5 km above the seafloor, although smaller features may have the same origin. This book follows a logical progression from geological and physical processes, ecology, biology and biogeography, to exploitation, management and conservation concerns. In 21 Chapters written by 57 of the world's. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 527 pages) : illustrations (some color), map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780470691953 0470691956 9780470691267 0470691263 1281318957 9781281318954 9786611318956 661131895X |