The Biology of Mangroves and Seagrasses 3rd Edition by Peter J Hogarth ISBN 0198716540 9780198716549

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ISBN 10: 0198716540 
ISBN 13: 9780198716549
Author: Peter J Hogarth

Mangroves and seagrasses form extensive and highly productive ecosystems that are both biologically diverse and economically valuable. This book, now in its third edition and fully updated throughout, continues to provide a current and comprehensive introduction to all aspects of the biology and ecology of mangroves and seagrasses. Using a global range of examples and case studies, it describes the unique adaptations of these plants to their exacting environments; the rich and diverse communities of organisms that depend on mangrove forests and seagrass meadows (including tree-climbing shrimps, synchronously flashing fireflies, and ‘gardening’ seacows); the links between mangrove, seagrass, and other habitats; and the evolution, biodiversity, and biogeography of mangroves and seagrasses. The economic value of mangroves and seagrasses is also discussed, including approaches to rational management of these vital resources and techniques for the restoration of degraded habitats. A final chapter, new to this edition, examines the potential effects of global climate change including sea level rise. As with other titles in the Biology of Habitats Series, particular emphasis is placed on the organisms that dominate these fascinating aquatic ecosystems although pollution, conservation, and experimental aspects are also considered. This accessible textbook assumes no previous knowledge of mangrove or seagrass ecology and is intended for senior undergraduate and graduate students, as well as professional ecologists, conservation practitioners, and resource managers.

The Biology of Mangroves and Seagrasses 3rd Table of contents:

1. Mangroves and Seagrasses
1.1 Mangroves
1.2 Seagrasses
2. Mangroves and Their Environment
2.1 Adaptations to waterlogged soil
2.2 Coping with salt
2.3 The cost of survival
2.4 Inorganic nutrients
2.4.1 Nitrogen
2.4.2 Phosphorus
2.4.3 Nutrient recycling
2.4.4 Are mangroves nutrient limited?
2.5 Reproductive adaptations
2.5.1 Pollination
2.5.2 Vivipary
2.5.3 Fecundity and parental investment
2.5.4 Dispersal and settlement
2.6 Why are mangroves tropical?
3. Seagrasses and Their Environment
3.1 Growth and structure
3.2 Waves, currents, and sediment
3.3 Photosynthesis and respiration
3.4 Salinity
3.5 Nutrients
3.6 Reproduction
3.7 Propagule dispersal
4. Community Structure and Dynamics
4.1 Mangroves: form of the forest
4.1.1 Species zonation
4.1.1.1 Propagule sorting
4.1.1.2 Physical gradients
4.1.1.3 Plant succession and species interactions
4.1.1.4 Geomorphological change
4.1.2 How different are mangroves from other forests?
4.1.3 Do mangroves create land? Mangroves as ecosystem engineers
4.2 Seagrass meadows
5. The Mangrove Community: Terrestrial Components
5.1 Mangrove-associated plants
5.2 Animals from the land
5.2.1 Insects
5.2.1.1 Insect herbivores
5.2.1.2 Termites
5.2.1.3 Ants
5.2.1.4 Mosquitoes and other biting insects
5.2.1.5 Synchronously flashing fireflies
5.2.1.6 Other insects
5.2.2 Spiders
5.2.3 Vertebrates
5.2.3.1 Amphibians
5.2.3.2 Reptiles
5.2.3.3 Birds
5.2.3.4 Mammals
6. The Mangrove Community: Marine Components
6.1 Algae
6.2 Fauna of mangrove roots
6.3 Invertebrates
6.3.1 Crustaceans
6.3.1.1 Crabs
Leaf eating by crabs
Are crabs selective feeders?
Seedlings
Tree-climbing crabs
How important are herbivorous crabs?
Fiddler crabs
The physiology of living in mud
Coping with low oxygen levels
High temperature
Water economy
Osmotic problems
6.3.1.2 Other mangrove crustacea
6.3.1.3 Crustaceans as ecosystem engineers
6.3.2 Molluscs
6.3.2.1 Snails
6.3.2.2 Bivalves
6.4 Meiofauna
6.5 Fish
7. Seagrass Communities
7.1 Epiphytes
7.2 Molluscs
7.3 Crustaceans
7.4 Echinoderms
7.5 Fish
7.6 Turtles
7.7 Marine mammals: dugongs, manatees, and sea otters
7.8 Birds
8. Measuring and Modelling
8.1 Mangroves
8.1.1 How to measure a tree
8.1.2 Biomass
8.1.3 Estimating production
8.1.4 What happens to mangrove production?
8.1.4.1 Microbial breakdown
8.1.4.2 Crabs and snails
8.1.4.3 Wood
8.1.4.4 The role of sediment bacteria
8.1.4.5 The fate of organic particles
8.1.4.6 Predators
8.1.5 Putting the model together
8.2 Seagrasses
9. Comparisons and Connections
9.1 How distinctive are mangrove and seagrass communities?
9.2 Mangroves and salt marshes
9.3 Interactions
9.4 Outwelling
9.5 The fate of mangrove carbon
9.6 Mangroves, seagrasses, and coral reefs
9.7 Movement between habitats
9.7.1 Larval dispersal and return
9.7.2 Commuters
9.8 Mangroves, seagrasses, and fisheries
9.8.1 Shrimps
9.8.2 Fish
10. Biodiversity and Biogeography
10.1 What is biodiversity?
10.2 Mangroves
10.2.1 Regional diversity
10.2.2 Origins
10.2.3 Local diversity
10.2.4 Genetic diversity
10.2.5 Faunal diversity
10.3 Seagrass biogeography and biodiversity
10.4 Diversity and ecosystem function
11. Impacts
11.1 Mangroves
11.1.1 Goods and services
11.1.1.1 Mangrove products
11.1.1.2 Coastal protection
11.1.1.3 Ecotourism
11.1.2 What are mangroves worth?
11.1.3 Threats
11.1.3.1 Hurricanes and typhoons
11.1.3.2 The threat of overexploitation
Sustainable management: the case of the Matang
11.1.3.3 Shrimps versus mangroves?
11.1.3.4 Mangroves and pollution
11.1.3.5 Changes in hydrology
Mangroves of the Indus delta
11.1.4 Mangrove restoration
11.2 Seagrasses: benefits and threats
12. Global Climate Change
12.1 Rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide
12.2 Global warming
12.3 Sea level rise
12.4 Interactions
12.5 Do mangroves and seagrasses have a future?

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