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Deep-sea Biology Provides A Comprehensive Account Of The Natural History Of The Organisms Associated With The Deep-sea Floor, And Examines Their Relationship With This Remote And Inhospitable Environment. In The Initial Chapters, The Authors Describe The Physico-chemical Nature Of The Deep-sea Floor And The Methods Used To Collect And Study Its Fauna. They Then Go On To Discuss The Ecological Framework By Exploring Spatial Patterns Of Diversity, Biomass, Vertical Zonation And Large-scale Distributions. Subsequent Chapters Review Current Knowledge Of Feeding, Respiration, Reproduction And Growth Processes In These Communities. The Unique Fauna Of Hydrothermal Vents And Seeps Are Considered Separately. Finally, There Is A Discussion Of Man's Exploitation Of Deep-sea Resources And His Use Of This Environment For Waste Disposal On The Fauna Of This, The Earth's Largest Ecosystem. Annotation Published: September 2013. John D. Gage, Paul A. Tyler. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [407]-488) And Indexes.

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Author

John D. Gage and Paul A. Tyler

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9780521334310

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Mathematics, Biology

Updated

2026-03-24