Seagrasses: Biology, Ecology and Conservation

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 691 pages
• Published by: Springer February 15, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 140202942X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1402029424
• Book Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.8 x 1.4 inches
• Weighs: 4 pounds

Product Review


"This is an great and timely volume, which shows that research on seagrasses has a good balance between studies of the basic biology of these fascinating organisms and studies of threats to seagrasses and their conservation."

"The editors and authors are to be congratulated"

Phycologia (2006) volume 45 (5)

"exhaustively researched and superbly produced"

"this book will stand for a number of years as the definite statement on the status of research on seagrasses and seagrass ecosystems at the turn of the 21st century."

Marine Ecology 27 (2006)

Product Description


Seagrasses are unique plants; the only group of flowering plants to recolonise the sea. They occur on every continental margin, except Antarctica, and form ecosystems which have important roles in fisheries, fish nursery grounds, prawn fisheries, habitat diversity and sediment stabilisation. Over the last two decades there has been an explosion of research and information on all aspects of seagrass biology. However the compilation of all this work into one book has not been attempted previously. In this book experts in 26 areas of seagrass biology present their work in chapters which are state-of–the-art and designed to be useful to students and researchers alike. The book not only focuses on what has been discovered but what exciting areas are left to discover. The book is divided into sections on taxonomy, anatomy, reproduction, ecology, physiology, fisheries, management, conservation and landscape ecology. It is destined to become the chosen text on seagrasses for any marine biology course.

Reader Reviews
This book is a great resource for students, managers and science professionals who study or work with seagrasses. It is basically a literature review of all published work regarding seagrasses up until the year 2005. I am a marine biologist working with Zostera marina, and I use this book almost on a daily basis. Great buy.