Marine Metapopulations

Technological improvements have greatly increased the ability of marine scientists to collect and analyze data over large spatial scales, and the resultant insights attainable from interpreting those data vastly increase understanding of population dynamics, evolution and biogeography. "Marine Metapopulations" provides a synthesis of existing information and understanding, and frames the most important future directions and issues. This is the first book to systematically apply metapopulation theory directly to marine systems. It includes contributions from leading international ecologists and fisheries biologists. There are perspectives on a broad array of marine organisms and ecosystems, from coastal estuaries to shallow reefs to deep-sea hydrothermal vents. It is a critical science for improved management of marine resources. It paves the way for future research on large-scale spatial ecology of marine systems.

ISBN 0120887819   Pages 576 ISBN13 9780120887811 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc   Weight (grammes) 1057 Imprint Academic Press Inc   Published in San Diego Format Hardback   Height (mm) 229 Publication date 26 May 2006   Width (mm) 152 Library of Congress 2005028925   Spine width (mm) 36 DEWEY 577.7   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

1		The merging of metapopulation theory and marine ecology : establishing the historical context by Peter F. Sale and Ilkka Hanski and Jacob P. Kritzer		3
2		The metapopulation ecology of coral reef fishes by Jacob P. Kritzer and Peter F. Sale		31
3		Temperate rocky reef fishes by Donald R. Gunderson and Russell D. Vetter		69
4		Estuarine and diadromous fish metapopulations by Cynthia M. Jones		119
5		Metapopulation dynamics of hard corals by Peter J. Mumby and Calvin Dytham		157
6		Population and spatial structure of two common temperate reef herbivores : abalone and sea urchins by Lance E. Morgan and Scoresby A. Shepherd		205
7		Rocky intertidal invertebrates : the potential for metapopulations within and among shores by Mark P. Johnson		247
8		Metapopulation dynamics of coastal decapods by Michael J. Fogarty and Louis W. Botsford		271
9		A metapopulation approach to interpreting diversity at deep-sea hydrothermal vents by Michael G. Neubert and Lauren S. Mullineaux and M. Forrest Hill		321
10		A metapopulation perspective on the patch dynamics of giant kelp in Southern California by Daniel C. Reed and Brian P. Kinlan and Peter T. Raimondi and Libe Washburn and Brian Gaylord and Patrick T. Drake		353
11		Seagrasses and the metapopulation concept : developing a regional approach to the study of extinction, colonization, and dispersal by Susan S. Bell		387
12		Conservation dynamics of marine metapopulations with dispersing larvae by Louis W. Botsford and Alan Hastings		411
13		Genetic approaches to understanding marine metapopulation dynamics by Michael Hellberg		431
14		Metapopulation dynamics and community ecology of marine systems by Ronald H. Karlson		457
15		Metapopulation ecology and marine conservation by Larry B. Crowder and Will F. Figueira		491
16		The future of metapopulation science in marine ecology by Jacob P. Kritzer and Peter F. Sale		517

"This is the right book at the right time; for those not familiar with marine metapopulations, it is an excellent introduction. it will also serve as a valuable reference for those actively engaged in this research...Highly recommended. Upper-level undergraduates and above." - G.C. Jensen in CHOICE

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