Marine Ecosystems

Marine ecosystems, a very wide topic, includes many different processes, groups of organisms and geographical peculiarities. The objective of this book is to present various topics of great importance for understanding the marine ecosystems, what they are, how they work and how we can model them in order to forecast their behaviour under changing conditions. They have been thoroughly reviewed and accepted for publication. The chapters cover aspects such as: Threats to ultraoligotrophic marine ecosystems (Ch. 1); Modelling the pelagic ecosystem dynamics: the NW Mediterranean (Ch. 2); The marine ecosystem of the Sub-antarctic, Prince Edward Islands (Ch. 3); Meiofauna as a tool for marine ecosystem biomonitoring (Ch. 4); Chemical interactions in Antarctic marine benthic ecosystems (Ch. 5); An Interdisciplinary Approach on Erosion Mitigation for Coral Reef Protection- A Case Study from the Eastern Caribbean (Ch. 6); A revisit to the evolution and ecophysiology of the Labyrinthulomycetes (Ch. 7); Seabed mapping and marine spatial planning: a case-study from a Swedish marine protected area (Ch. 8); Management strategies to limit the impact of bottom trawling on VMEs in the High Seas of the SW Atlantic (Ch. 9); Hydrocarbon contamination and the swimming behavior of the estuarine copepod Eurytemora affinis (Ch. 10), and Interactions between marine ecosystems and tourism on the Adriatic and Mediterranean (Ch. 11) Threats to ultraoligotrophic marine ecosystems -- Demetris Kletou and Jason M. Hall-Spencer Modelling the Pelagic ecosystem dynamics: the NW mediterranean -- Antonio Cruzado ...[et al.] The marine ecosystem of the Sub-Antarctic, Prince Edward Islands -- I.J. Ansorge, P.W. Froneman and J.V. Durgadoo Meiofauna as a tool for marine ecosystem biomonitoring -- Maria Balsamo ...[et al.] Chemical interactions in Antarctic marine benthic ecosystems -- Blanca Figuerola ...[et al.] An interdisciplinary erosion mitigation approach for coral reef protection - a case study from the Eastern Caribbean -- Carlos E. Ramos-Scharrón, Juan M. Amador and Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado A re-visit to the evolution and ecophysiology of the labyrinthulomycetes -- Clement K. M. Tsui and Lilian L.P. Vrijmoed Seabed mapping and marine spatial planning: a case study from a swedish marine protected area -- Genoveva Gonzalez-Mirelis ...[et al.] Management strategies to limit the impact of bottom trawling on VMEs in the high seas of the SW Atlantic -- Julio Portela ...[et al.] Hydrocarbon contamination and the swimming behavior of the estuarine copepod Eurytemora affinis -- Laurent Seuront Interactions between marine ecosystems and tourism on the Adriatic and Mediterranean -- Stanko Geić́, Jakša Geić and Sanja Rašetina. 00 Preface......Page 1 01 Threats to Ultraoligotrophic Marine Ecosystems......Page 13 02 Modelling the Pelagic Ecosystem Dynamics: The NW Mediterranean......Page 47 03 The Marine Ecosystem of the Sub-Antarctic, Prince Edward Islands......Page 73 04 Meiofauna as a Tool for Marine Ecosystem Biomonitoring......Page 89 05 Chemical Interactions in Antarctic Marine Benthic Ecosystems......Page 117 06 An Interdisciplinary Erosion Mitigation Approach for Coral Reef Protection – A Case Study from the Eastern Caribbean......Page 139 07 A Re-Visit to the Evolution and Ecophysiology of the Labyrinthulomycetes......Page 173 08 Seabed Mapping and Marine Spatial Planning: A Case Study from a Swedish Marine Protected Area......Page 189 09 Management Strategies to Limit the Impact of Bottom Trawling on VMEs in the High Seas of the SW Atlantic......Page 211 10 Hydrocarbon Contamination and the Swimming Behavior of the Estuarine Copepod Eurytemora affinis......Page 241 11 Interactions Between Marine Ecosystems and Tourism on the Adriatic and Mediterranean......Page 279