Fifty Years After The Homage To Santa Rosalia Old And New Paradigms On Biodiversity In Aquatic Ecosystems

Author : Luigi Naselli-Flores,Giampaolo Rossetti
Publisher : Springer
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048199082

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Fifty Years After the "Homage to Santa Rosalia": Old and New Paradigms on Biodiversity in Aquatic Ecosystems by Luigi Naselli-Flores,Giampaolo Rossetti Pdf

This book celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of publication of one of the landmarks of the modern ecological thought: the “Homage to Santa Rosalia or why are there so many kinds of animals” by George Evelyn Hutchinson. Published in 1959 in the journal “The American Naturalist”, this article has been the engine which have moved most of the ecological research on biodiversity in the last half a century. Hutchinson starts his article by telling the legend of Santa Rosalia, a hermit who died in the second half of the XIII century and who spent the last years of her life in a cave nearby a pond. In this pond Hutchinson collected two species of aquatic insects and took the inspiration to explore the reasons why life is present on our Planet in such amazing variety of forms. This article thus inaugurated the season of research on biodiversity. Researchers and students in the field of ecology are the readers to whom this book is mainly addressed but also those involved in the history of Science will find in this book useful information. Issued in 2010, which has been declared “international Year of Biodiversity” by the United Nations, this book is also a tribute to the biological diversity allowing, enriching and sustaining human life.

Author : Luigi Naselli-Flores,Giampaolo Rossetti
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9048199093

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Fifty Years After the "Homage to Santa Rosalia": Old and New Paradigms on Biodiversity in Aquatic Ecosystems by Luigi Naselli-Flores,Giampaolo Rossetti Pdf

This book celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of publication of one of the landmarks of the modern ecological thought: the "Homage to Santa Rosalia or why are there so many kinds of animals" by George Evelyn Hutchinson. Published in 1959 in the journal "The American Naturalist", this article has been the engine which have moved most of the ecological research on biodiversity in the last half a century. Hutchinson starts his article by telling the legend of Santa Rosalia, a hermit who died in the second half of the XIII century and who spent the last years of her life in a cave nearby a pond. In this pond Hutchinson collected two species of aquatic insects and took the inspiration to explore the reasons why life is present on our Planet in such amazing variety of forms. This article thus inaugurated the season of research on biodiversity. Researchers and students in the field of ecology are the readers to whom this book is mainly addressed but also those involved in the history of Science will find in this book useful information. Issued in 2010, which has been declared "international Year of Biodiversity" by the United Nations, this book is also a tribute to the biological diversity allowing, enriching and sustaining human life.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789004465565

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Studies on Eurytemora by Anonim Pdf

The monograph contains new information about biodiversity, morphology and ecology in the model group of estuarine crustaceans, Eurytemora, widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. Several chapters treat questions on ecology and phylogeny related to marine species and time and place of origin of these calanoid copepod species.

Author : Marina Manca,Roberta Piscia,Barbara Leoni,Roberta Bettinetti
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783039435494

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Zooplankton Diversity and Pelagic Food Webs by Marina Manca,Roberta Piscia,Barbara Leoni,Roberta Bettinetti Pdf

Zooplankton are of key importance in the structure and functioning of aquatic food webs. They contribute to a large part of the functional and structural biodiversity of predator and prey plankton communities. Promptly responding to long-term and seasonal changes in the physical and chemical environment, they are sensitive indicators of patterns and mechanisms of impact drivers, both natural and human induced. In this volume, we aim to present evidence for both long-term and seasonal changes in zooplankton community structure and dynamics, investigating different approaches from population dynamics to advanced molecular techniques and reconstructing past communities from subfossil remains in lake sediments.

Author : Jennifer L. Nielsen,Dennis A. Powers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822023739816

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Evolution and the Aquatic Ecosystem by Jennifer L. Nielsen,Dennis A. Powers Pdf

Provides empirical, theoretical, and philosophical insights into the evolution of aquatic ecosystems from perspectives that range from molecular and cellular biology to ecology and behavior. The 36 papers and panel discussions were reviewed across disciplines and presented at a May 1994 conference in Monterey, California. They cover general perspectives, morphology and systematics, behavior and life history, genetics, and ecosystems and habitat.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:943189411

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Protection of Aquatic Biodiversity by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sheila A. Browne
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Aquatic biodiversity
ISBN : 1613243995

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Aquatic Ecosystems by Sheila A. Browne Pdf

In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of aquatic ecosystems of which there are two main types: marine ecosystems and freshwater ecosystems. It discusses topics that include a change of biodiversity in subarctic freshwater ecosystems located in the northwest region of Russia; assemblages of zoosporic true fungi, heterotrophic straminipiles and plasmodiophorids in freshwater ecosystems; and, aquatic ecosystem health and the causes, effects and rehabilitation of the eutrophication of aquatic ecosystems.

Author : David P. Philipp
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UVA:35007001569973

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Protection of Aquatic Biodiversity by David P. Philipp Pdf

A proceedings volume based on the World Fisheries Congress, held in Athens, Greece in 1992, this book includes the following topics: protection of aquatic biodiversity - will we meet the challenge?; and a common conservation ethic - communicating the way towards protection.

Author : Sergio Rossi,Lorenzo Bramanti
Publisher : Springer
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030570533

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Perspectives on the Marine Animal Forests of the World by Sergio Rossi,Lorenzo Bramanti Pdf

Marine Animal Forests (MAFs) are spread all over the world. Composed by suspension feeding organisms (e.g. corals, gorgonians, sponges, bryozoans, bivalves, etc.), MAFs constitute a vast number of marine ecosystems such as coral reefs, cold water corals, sponge grounds, bivalve beds, etc. The surface covered by these systems is prominent (at the scale of the oceans of the planet), though poorly known. In a previous book (Marine Animal Forests, the ecology of benthic biodiversity hotspots), several aspects of the MAFs were described and discussed, building the basis for a holistic approach with the aim of putting these shallow and deep sea ecosystems under a common umbrella. The main target of the present book is to identify and address important topics which were not covered in the previous three volumes. Bryozoans or Polychaeta, for example, are treated in this volume, as well as hydrothermal vents ecosystems and submarine caves, the chemical ecology in MAFs or the nursery effect on these ecosystems. The vastity of the MAF concept opens new insights in the biology, physiology, biodiversity of the organisms structuring these highly biodiverse ecosystems and on the dangers threatening them (such as microplastics or the role of invasive species as an impact of their trophic ecology or distribution). In a fast changing world, in which the complexity of MAFs is at risk, we propose an in-depth analysis of many aspects that may be inspirational for future research lines in marine biology and ecology.

Author : Olando Martin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 1632398214

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Aquatic Ecology and Biodiversity by Olando Martin Pdf

Aquatic ecology is the study of various interactions of flora, fauna and ecological characteristics in an aquatic environment. It comprises the study of marine as well as freshwater ecosystems. This book presents complex subject of aquatic ecology in the most comprehensible and easy to understand language. It aims to present researches that have transformed this discipline and added its advancement. This book on aquatic ecology and biodiversity consist of topics dealing with preservation of ecologically significant areas, damage caused due to natural calamities and fishing activities, etc. The book would prove fruitful for researchers and students in the area of sustainable agriculture, natural habitat management and wildlife habitats.

Author : International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher : Bernan Press(PA)
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Medical
ISBN : STANFORD:36105030188390

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Methodology for Assessing Impacts of Radioactivity on Aquatic Ecosystems by International Atomic Energy Agency Pdf

Author : Russell A. Mittermeier,Lukas Hoffmann,Cristina Goettsch Mittermeier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Aquatic resources
ISBN : 0984168621

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Fresh Water by Russell A. Mittermeier,Lukas Hoffmann,Cristina Goettsch Mittermeier Pdf

Provides a stark examination of the current state of the Earth's freshwater ecosystems. This title tells us why Earth's freshwater supplies and systems are in peril.

Author : Chadwick Dearing Oliver,Fatma Arf Oliver
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 547 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107172937

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Global Resources and the Environment by Chadwick Dearing Oliver,Fatma Arf Oliver Pdf

An illustrated overview of the sustainability of natural resources and the social and environmental issues surrounding their distribution and demand.

Author : Martin Solan,Rebecca J. Aspden,David M. Paterson
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191637391

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Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning by Martin Solan,Rebecca J. Aspden,David M. Paterson Pdf

The biological composition and richness of most of the Earth's major ecosystems are being dramatically and irreversibly transformed by anthropogenic activity. Yet, despite the vast areal extent of our oceans, the mainstay of research to-date in the biodiversity-ecosystem functioning arena has been weighted towards ecological observations and experimentation in terrestrial plant and soil systems. This book provides a framework for extending these concepts to a variety of marine systems. Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning is the first book to address the latest advances in biodiversity-function science using marine examples. It brings together contributions from the leading scientists in the field to provide an in-depth evaluation of the science, before offering a perspective on future research directions for some of the most pressing environmental issues facing society today and in the future.

Author : Takuya Abe,Simon A. Levin,Masahiko Higashi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461219064

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Biodiversity by Takuya Abe,Simon A. Levin,Masahiko Higashi Pdf

Despite acknowledgment that loss of living diversity is an international biological crisis, the ecological causes and consequences of extinction have not yet been widely addressed. In honor of Edward O. Wilson, winner of the 1993 International Prize for Biology, an international group of distinguished biologists bring ecological, evolutionary, and management perspectives to the issue of biodiversity. The roles of ecosystem processes, community structure and population dynamics are considered in this book. The goal, as Wilson writes in his introduction, is "to assemble concepts that unite the disciplines of systematics and ecology, and in so doing to create a sound scientific basis for the future management of biodiversity."