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The biology and ecology of giant kelp forests /

"Giant kelp (Macrocystis) is a remarkable plant, the largest seaweed and most rapidly growing and prolific of all plants found on earth. Growing from the seafloor and extending along the sea surface in lush canopies, giant kelp provides an extensive vertical habitat in a largely two-dimensional...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Schiel, David R. (Autor), Foster, Michael S. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction to giant kelp forests worldwide
  • The structure, function and abiotic requirements of giant kelp
  • The abiotic environment
  • Demography, dispersal and connectivity of populations
  • Giant kelp communities
  • Detached giant kelp communities, production, and food/control webs
  • Facilitative and competitive interactions in giant kelp forests
  • Grazing in kelp communities
  • Predation and trophic cascades in kelp communities
  • Anthropogenic effects on kelp forests
  • Human usage of giant kelp and kelp forest organisms
  • Marine protected areas and fisheries effects
  • Global change
  • Giant kelp forests : conclusions and final thoughts.