{"product_id":"methods-for-the-study-of-marine-benthos-isbn-9780470670866","title":"Methods for the Study of Marine Benthos","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe continuing global decline of the health of the sea, and the increasing depletion of marine resources and biodiversity, caused by human activity and climate change, have led to ever-increasing international concern. These changes in the marine environment highlight the importance of effective monitoring of the ecology of the benthos which has been shown to be a sensitive index of such alterations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompletely revised and updated to include many new methods and technologies, this Fourth Edition of \u003ci\u003eMethods for the Study of Marine Benthos\u003c\/i\u003e provides comprehensive coverage on the tools and techniques available to those working in the area. Commencing with an overview of the design and analysis of benthic surveys, the book continues with chapters covering the sedimentary environment, imaging and diving techniques, macro- and meiofauna techniques, deep sea sampling, energy flow and production. An additional new chapter provided in this edition covers phytobenthos techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by many of the world’s leading authorities in marine sampling techniques and use, and edited by Professor Anastasios Eleftheriou, this comprehensive Fourth Edition is an essential tool for all marine and environmental scientists, ecologists, fisheries workers and oceanographers. Libraries in all research establishments and universities where these subjects are studied and taught will find this book to be a hugely valuable addition to their collections.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContributors xii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDedication xiv\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface to the Fourth Edition xv\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements xvii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Design and Analysis in Benthic Surveys in Environmental Sampling 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAntony J. Underwood and Maura G. Chapman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Characterising the Physical Properties of Seabed Habitats 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew J. Kenny and Ian Sotheran\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Imaging Techniques 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris J. Smith and Heye Rumohr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Diving 125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eColin Munro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Macrofauna Techniques 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnastasios Eleftheriou and Derek C. Moore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Meiofauna Techniques 253\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul J. Somerfield and Richard M. Warwick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Deep-Sea Benthic Sampling 285\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlan J. Jamieson, Ben Boorman and Daniel O.B. Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Measuring the Flow of Energy and Matter in Marine Benthic Animal Populations 349\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJaap van der Meer, Thomas Brey, Carlo Heip, Peter M.J. Herman, Tom Moens and Dick van Oevelen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Phytobenthos Techniques 427\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHans Kautsky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReferences 459\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 467\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eColour plate section 1 falls between pages 126 and 127\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eColour plate section 2 falls between pages 302 and 303\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Anastasios Eleftheriou \u003c\/b\u003eis based at the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, and at the Department of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe continuing global decline of the health of the sea, and the increasing depletion of marine resources and biodiversity, caused by human activity and climate change, have led to ever-increasing international concern. These changes in the marine environment highlight the importance of effective monitoring of the ecology of the benthos which has been shown to be a sensitive index of such alterations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompletely revised and updated to include many new methods and technologies, this Fourth Edition of \u003ci\u003eMethods for the Study of Marine Benthos\u003c\/i\u003e provides comprehensive coverage on the tools and techniques available to those working in the area. Commencing with an overview of the design and analysis of benthic surveys, the book continues with chapters covering the sedimentary environment, imaging and diving techniques, macro- and meiofauna techniques, deep sea sampling, energy flow and production. 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