Marine biology

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Beneath the coastal waters of the world lie thousands of artificial reefs.

Wild animals have been housed in zoos and aquariums for 5,000 years, fascinating people living in virtually every society.

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, L) is an anadromous species contributing to major fishery catches and comprising a significant part of the aquaculturally produced fish for human consumption.

This new edition of Marine Mammals of the World describes and illustrates newly discovered and rarely photographed species, making it the most comprehensive and up-to-date identification guide available.

The Southern Ocean surrounding the Antarctic continent is vast, in particular, its history, its isolation, and climate, making it a unique "e;laboratory case"e; for experimental evolution, adaptation and ecology.

The marine environment accounts for most of the biodiversity on our planet, while offering a huge potential for the benefit and wellbeing of mankind.

Advances in Marine Biology

The cold, stygian dark of the extreme sea depths is home to some of our planet's strangest creatures.

Freshwater Crayfish Aquaculture in North America, Europe, and Australia is the first text to summarize the methods of culture for the eight most important crayfish species in the world.

The current scenario provides an ideal opportunity to confer higher priority to the marine resources of the Indian Ocean, particularly in terms of integrated management of the deep sea, shallow sea and coastal resources.

Unique, global overview of the future effects of climate change and human impact on the world''s aquatic ecosystems.

Handbook of Food and Feed From Microalgae: Production, Application, Regulation, and Sustainability is a comprehensive resource on all aspects of using microalgae in food and feed.

Exploring the Blue Bioeconomy: Marine Bioresources and Sustainable Applications provides an overview of marine bioresources in the blue bioeconomy.

Vaccines in Aquaculture: Development, Production, and Applications acknowledges the crucial part that aquatic vaccines play in disease control for the sustainable future of aquaculture.

The Great Barrier Reef is located along the coast of Queensland in north-east Australia and is the world's largest coral reef ecosystem.

Dirty, Sacred Rivers explores South Asia's increasingly urgent water crisis, taking readers on a journey through North India, Nepal and Bangladesh, from the Himalaya to the Bay of Bengal.

Groupers are fascinating charismatic fishes commonly found in reef habitats around the world that sustain a global multimillionaire fishery.

Since the first edition of Nitrogen in the Marine Environment was published in 1983, it has been recognized as the standard in the field.

Shallow water marine molluscan faunas are distributed in a pattern of distinct, geographically definable areas.

This book sets out to bridge the order scales among pike researchers, populations, communities, management, and fisheries.

During the recent decades, social, political and academic endeavours have been made to improve environmental quality and reduce pollution.

Knowledge of the early life stages of fishes is crucial for the effective monitoring and management of fish populations and habitats, and the evaluation of environmental impacts and recovery of endangered species.

Key features:Captures the historic context and recent developments in science and policy arenas that address the potential for coastal wetlands to be considered as significant contributors to carbon sequestrationLinks multiple levels of science (biogeochemistry, geomorphology, paleoclimate, etc.

The ongoing growth of human populations within US coastal regions continues to increase habitat loss, eutrophication, organic loading, overfishing, and other anthropogenic stressors in estuarine waters.

Microplastics have received increased attention in the research world over the last ten years.

Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 80, the latest release in a series that has been providing in-depth and up-to-date reviews on all aspects of marine biology since 1963, updates on many topics that will appeal to postgraduates and researchers in marine biology, fisheries science, ecology, zoology and biological oceanography.

What affects the oceans affects terra firma.

This book presents a broad overview of pollution issues facing climatic, economic, and legal globalization.

The Ecology of Seashores explores the complex shore environment.

Marine resources and their exploitation, recovery and economic networks they generate are here from the perspective now inevitable growing environmental constraints, policy management and technical innovation.

The use of environmental assessment procedures within monitoring frameworks demands that there be some relevancy to the decisions that management agencies make using biological criteria.

Many marine mammals communicate by emitting sounds that pass through water.

This valuable reference book provides an overview of the global aquarium industry, with insights from the Indian aquarium industry.

No realm on Earth elicits thoughts of paradise more than the tropics.

This book provides comprehensive information on several dimensions of blue revolution in a structured form.

Jellyfish have been swimming in our oceans for over half a billion years, longer than any other animal that lives on the planet.

Originally published in 2000, The Arctic provides a comprehensive overview of the region's rapidly changing physical and human dimensions, and demonstrates the importance of communication between natural scientists, social scientists, and local stakeholders in response to the tremendous challenges and opportunities facing the Arctic.

Handbook on Fish Processing and Preservation will be helpful to enlighten students, industrialists and entrepreneurs on different aspects of fish handling, processing, preservation, storage and marketing.

Fur seals and sea lions are charismatic, large carnivores that engage us with both their skill and playful antics.

A brand new RSPB guide to help you become a confident and learned explorer of the seashore.

Highlighting the growing importance of the sticklebacks as a model species in emerging fields such as molecular genetics, genomics, and environmental toxicology, Biology of the Three-Spined Stickleback examines data from researchers who use studies of the stickleback to address a wide range of biological issues.

Biology and Evolution of the Mexican Cavefish features contributions by leading researchers in a comprehensive, unique work that examines a number of distinct areas of biology-evolution, development, ecology, and behavior-using the Mexican cavefish as a powerful model system to further understanding of basic biological processes such as eye degeneration, hearing, craniofacial development, sleep, and metabolic function.

Economics of Aquaculture presents basic economic theory in a concise and logical format which is easily adaptable to practical application.

Inspired by the International White Shark Symposium in 2010, Global Perspectives on the Biology and Life History of the White Shark incorporates the most important contemporary research findings into a single peer-reviewed book.

This book discusses in detail the facts and findings related to the X-Press Pearl container vessel accident that occurred in May 2021 off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

This text is divided into three parts.

>The rich fossil record of the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains of the United States is a gold mine for interested scientists.

Oil spills can be difficult to manage, with reporting frequently delayed.

A comprehensive, clear, and detailed guide to procedures for conducting marine ecological field studies Marine Ecological Field Methods is a comprehensive resource that offers the most relevant sampling methodologies for quantitative and qualitative studies of mesopelagic, demersal, littoral, and soft-bottom organisms, as well as relevant physical parameters.