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Advances in marine biology. Vol. 70 /

Advances in Marine Biology has been providing in-depth and up-to-date reviews on all aspects of marine biology since 1963--over 40 years of outstanding coverage! The series is well known for its excellent reviews and editing. Now edited by Barbara E. Curry (University of Central Florida, USA) with a...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Curry, Barbara E. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Waltham, MA : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Advances in marine biology.
Subjects:
Marine biology.
Marine Biology
Biologie marine.
marine biology.
NATURE > Animals > Wildlife.
SCIENCE > Microscopes & Microscopy.
Marine biology
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Advances in Marine Biology
  • Copyright
  • Contributors to Volume 70
  • Contents
  • Series Contents for Last Fifteen Years
  • Chapter One: A Biophysical and Economic Profile of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands as Potential Large-Scale A ...
  • 1. Antarctica: Ecologically Unique, a Frontier of Exploitation, on the Frontline of Marine Conservation
  • 2. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: The Geophysical Setting
  • 2.1. Geology
  • 2.1.1. Region (Southern South America, Scotia Arc, Antarctic Peninsula, Ocean Basins)
  • 2.1.2. South Georgia2.1.3. South Sandwich Islands
  • 2.1.4. The Southern South Sandwich Arc Seamounts and Calderas
  • 2.2. Climate
  • 3. The Ecology and Biodiversity of the Marine Ecosystems of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • 3.1. The Pelagic Ecosystem
  • 3.1.1. Oceanography and Ecosystem Productivity
  • 3.1.2. Krill (Euphausia superba) and the Importance of Sea Ice in the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
  • 3.1.3. Climate Change in the Atlantic Sector of the Antarctic and Changes in Food Webs
  • 3.2. Intertidal Zone
  • 3.2.1. South Georgia
  • 3.2.2. South Sandwich Islands3.3. Shallow Subtidal Zone to 50m Depth
  • 3.3.1. South Georgia
  • 3.3.2. South Sandwich Islands
  • 3.4. Island Shelves to the Deep Sea (50m Depth)
  • 3.4.1. South Georgia
  • 3.4.2. South Sandwich Islands
  • 3.5. Biogeography of the Benthic Biota of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • 3.6. Diversity and Biogeography of Fish Communities Around South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • 3.7. Chemosynthetic Communities
  • 3.7.1. Other Chemosynthetic Communities in the South Georgia South Sandwich Islands Maritime Zone
  • ""4. Biology of Predators Found Around South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands""""4.1. Introduction""; ""4.2. Population Size, Ecology and Distribution of Predators""; ""4.2.1. Birds""; ""4.2.1.1. Penguins""; ""4.2.1.1.1. King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)""; ""Foraging Ecology""; ""Life History""; ""Population Trends""; ""4.2.1.1.2. Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica)""; ""Foraging Ecology""; ""Life History""; ""Population Trends""; ""4.2.1.1.3. Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)""; ""Foraging Ecology""; ""Life History""; ""Population Trends""
  • 4.2.1.1.4. Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)Foraging Ecology
  • Life History
  • Population Trends
  • 4.2.1.1.5. Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus)
  • Foraging Ecology
  • Life History
  • Population Trends
  • 4.2.1.1.6. Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysochome)
  • 4.2.1.2. Albatrosses
  • 4.2.1.2.1. Black-Browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris)
  • Foraging Ecology
  • Life History
  • Population Trends
  • 4.2.1.2.2. Grey-Headed Albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma)
  • Foraging Ecology
  • Life History
  • Population Trends