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Advances in Marine Biology.

Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 102 in the Advances in Marine Biology series, the latest release in this long-standing serial, presents cutting-edge developments in marine biology with a focus on diverse themes influencing ocean ecosystems.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davy, Simon K.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chantilly : Elsevier Science & Technology, 2025.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Advances in Marine Biology Series.
Subjects:
Marine biology.
Coral reef ecology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Series Page
  • Advances in Marine Biology
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Contributors to Volume 102
  • Series Contents for Last Fifteen Years
  • Preface
  • Chapter One: Coral reefs as ocean-connected ecosystems: Impacts on food webs and reef futures under climate change
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Physical drivers of upwelling on coral reefs
  • 2.1 Thermal refuge
  • 2.2 Resource supply
  • nutrients and organic matter
  • 2.3 Context dependence
  • 3 Ecological impacts of upwelling and exogenous resource supply
  • 3.1 Microbial and planktonic communities
  • 3.2 Benthic organisms
  • 3.3 Fish
  • 3.4 Seabirds
  • 3.5 Humans
  • 4 Climate disruptions to ocean-reef connections
  • 5 Building towards a more informed understanding of ocean-reef connections
  • Acknowledgements
  • Appendix A. Supporting information
  • References
  • Chapter Two: Sensory perception in marine larvae
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 The pivotal planktonic-benthic transition
  • 1.2 Evolutionary advantages and disadvantages of larval stages
  • 1.3 Ecological significance of larval-adult transitions in marine invertebrates
  • 1.4 Metamorphic competence is critical in species' resilience and adaptation
  • 1.5 Larval navigation and environmental cue detection
  • 2 Sensory mechanisms guiding larval settlement
  • 2.1 The nervous system of invertebrate larvae and the neurotransmitters orchestrating larval behaviours
  • 2.2 Classical neurotransmitters
  • 2.3 Neuropeptides
  • 2.4 Evolutionary perspectives of larval neurotransmitter networks
  • 3 The apical organ: A specialised neurosensory hub
  • 3.1 Structure and development
  • 3.2 Environmental signal perception and behavioural modulation and settlement
  • 3.3 Evolutionary perspectives of the apical organ
  • 4 Sponges
  • 4.1 Environmental cues guiding sponge larval settlement
  • 4.2 Sophisticated sensory systems in sponge larvae.
  • 4.3 Evolutionary implications: Why sponge larvae matter
  • 5 Cnidaria
  • 5.1 The diffuse nerve net
  • 5.2 Planula
  • 5.3 Environmental cues guiding larval settlement and metamorphosis
  • 5.4 Microbial biofilms and coralline algae as inducers
  • 5.5 Physical cues
  • 5.6 The role of neuropeptides in larval development and metamorphosis
  • 5.7 Ecological implications of cnidarian larval settlement and metamorphosis
  • 6 Conclusion
  • References
  • Back Cover.