Cargando…
Advances in Marine Biology.
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 Michael Lesser (University of New Hampshire, USA) with an in...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Burlington :
Elsevier Science,
2014.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Advances in Marine Biology; Copyright; Contributors to Volume 68; Contents; Series Contents for Last Fifteen Years; Chapter One: Ecology of Artificial Reefs in the Subtropics; 1. Introduction; 2. An Overview of AR Systems; 3. Advances in Understanding of Ecology of ARs in the Subtropics; 3.1. Fish attraction versus fish production; 3.2. Development of benthic communities on ARs; 3.3. Response of in situ benthic communities associated with ARs; 4. Further Studies on Trophic Relationships of ARs in the Subtropics; 4.1. Stable isotope analysis; 4.1.1. Study area and sampling scheme.
- 4.1.2. Collection of samples for stable isotope analysis4.1.3. Measurement of stable isotopes and elemental concentration; 4.1.4. Statistical analysis and isotope mixing model; 4.1.5. Isotopic compositions of Sham Wan and Lo Tik Wan samples; 4.2. Fatty acid analysis; 4.2.1. Fatty acid extraction and gas chromatography analysis; 4.2.2. Fatty acid profiles of Sham Wan and Lo Tik Wan samples; 5. Further Research Areas; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter Two: Reproductive Biology of Female Norway Lobster, Nephrops norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758) Leach, in Icelandic Water ... ; 1. Introduction.
- 2. Previous Investigations3. Materials and Methods; 3.1. Classification of female maturity stages; 3.2. Maturity size; 3.3. Reproductive cycle; 3.4. Sex composition; 3.5. Fecundity; 4. Results and Discussion; 4.1. Female maturity stages; 4.2. Maturity and breeding size variations; 4.2.1. Spatial and temporal variations in maturity ogives; 4.2.2. Spatial and temporal variations in minimum ovigerous size; 4.2.3. Relative growth and SOM; 4.2.4. Discussion; 4.2.4.1. Estimations of size at maturity and breeding; 4.2.4.2. Minimum ovigerous size; 4.2.4.3. Relative growth and maturity.
- 4.2.4.4. Geographical variations in female maturity4.3. Reproductive cycle; 4.3.1. Biennial cycle of spawning and hatching; 4.3.2. Spatial variations; 4.3.3. Temporal variations; 4.3.4. Spawning size variations; 4.3.5. Reproduction and monthly female size variations; 4.3.6. Biennial spawning, growth and size difference between sexes; 4.3.7. Geographical and environmental discussion; 4.4. Sex composition; 4.4.1. Annual and seasonal variations in sex ratio; 4.4.2. Temporal, spatial and fishery-induced variations in sex ratio; 4.4.3. Monthly length distributions by sex and size.
- 4.4.4. Discussion4.5. Fecundity; 4.5.1. Oocyte and early egg-bearing fecundity; 4.5.2. Geographical variations and discussion; 5. Summary and Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Subject Index; Taxonomic Index.