Dynamic Aquaria: Building and Restoring Ecosystems and the Biosphere - Couverture rigide

Adey, Walter H.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 044315418X ISBN 13 : 9780443154188

Editeur : Academic Press Inc, 2024

Synopsis

Dynamic Aquaria: Building and Restoring Ecosystems and the Biosphere, Fourth Edition demonstrates how the living systems modeling of aquatic ecosystems for ecological, biological, physiological research, and ecosystem restoration produce answers to very complex ecological questions. The book describes unique characteristics of water that have allowed carbon chemistry to flourish and evolve life over 4 billion years, along with current disruptions such as global warming, overfishing, and chemical pollution. New content in this edition includes the use of LED lighting, DNA sequencing in microcosm construction and analysis, and the expansion of the bioengineered tool Algal Turf Scrubbing (ATS) to combat global pollution problems.

The book also features new information on marine calcification, research microcosms, thermogeography, and methods of water movement for minimizing plankton loss. It supports a deeper biological and ecological intelligence among the human population to better understand the processes behind environmental issues.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Dr. Walter Adey is an Emeritus Research Scientist and Curator for the National Museum of National History at the Smithsonian Institute. He received his B.S. in Geophysics from MIT, performed graduate studies at MIT and Harvard in Paleontology and Biology, and obtained his Ph.D. in Marine Botany and Geology from the University of Michigan. Since 1977, he has been the Director of the Marine Systems Laboratory at the Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Dr. Adey is an associate editor for Restoration Ecology and The Journal of Ecological Engineering. He has authored numerous publications and has developed several exhibits and operational mesocosm systems.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Academic Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2024
• ISBN 10: 044315418X
• ISBN 13: 9780443154188
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 4
• Nombre de pages: 532
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible