Hydrobiology Books

While advances in marine biotechnology will certainly enhance our capabilities in the marine realm, what we learn there will doubtless provide new insight into the biology of freshwater and terrestrial organisms. This volume is a compilation of...

Discusses developments in algal active metabolites for biotechnological, commercial, and industrial applications, emphasizing various algal metabolites and assessing their significance as antibiotics, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer agents...

The book titled "Diversity and Distribution of Phytoplankton Community Structure Vis a Vis Chlorophyll Pigments in True Estuarine Ecosystem" authored by A. Silambarasan presents a comprehensive study of phytoplankton diversity and community structure in...

This book integrates a variety of issues such as regional settings of productivity and nutrient cycling; plankton of coastal and shelf systems; plankton, climate change and human-induced changes; harmful algae and their impacts; and gelatinous...

The 26 recognized minor phyla comprise aberrant clades, as most of them terminate as blind offshoots. Untied from the discussion on their phylogenesis of minor phyla, this book is largely devoted, for the first time, to aspects of reproduction and...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Biologie - Sonstige Themen, Note: 1,0, Universität Bielefeld, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Unsere Meere sind nicht nur Ursprung des Lebens sondern auch lebenswichtig für die Zukunft Menschheit. Sie stellen...

Aquaculture, the youngest, fastest-growing, and most dynamic protein-producing industry, has the key advantage of efficient use of feed that allows farmed fish to be competitively priced compared with terrestrial proteins. Sustainable Aquafeeds:...

This book is a concise informative elucidation of all aspects of reproduction and development in annelids covering from arenicola to tubifex. Annelids flourish between 4,900 m depth to 2,000 m altitude; some of them occur in unusual habitats like...

Sandy beaches are the most abundant coastal environments worldwide, which have an undeniable and unique ecological value. Presently, they are amongst the most endangered ecosystems in the biosphere, mainly due to the influence of several human activities...

This textbook is for high school or college students taking an introduction to oceanography course or for those who are passionate about the ocean. The content is heavily focused on the Hawaiian islands' geographical location, unique features,...

This volume is based on the proceedings of a conference held at Florida State University in April, 1978. This conference was supported by the Florida State University Graduate Research Council, the Department of Biological...

Marine environment is a habitant for several species and significantly plays an essential role in the food cycle and climate regulation. Several species including fish and invertebrates that are used as food for humans. Marine larvae species also contain...

The Channel Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm) are located in the southern English Channel at a geographic crossroads between colder seas from the north and warmer waters to the south. This has made the islands suspectable to an...

This volume brings together a cross-section of marine experts who provide a comprehensive exploration of the major facets of Asia's marine sector. It considers both the marine mineral and fish stocks in Asian waters. This extensive volume examines...

The first half of this book is primarily a systematic survey of the snails, beginning with glossaries, keys for identification to genera and a checklist of species. This is followed by a synopsis of species, with brief notes on ecology, distribution and...

Handbook on Fish Processing and Preservation will be helpful to enlighten students, industrialists and entrepreneurs on different aspects of fish handling, processing, preservation, storage and marketing. The book covers fourteen Chapters such as 1...

Jersey's seas contain a mixture of warmer southern European species and colder subarctic ones giving it a marine life which is subtly different to that of mainland Britain. This guide will help you to identify the plants and animals that you will...

Echinoderms and prochordates occupy a key position in vertebrate evolution. The genomes of sea urchin share 70% homology with humans. Researches on cell cycle in sea urchin and phagocytosis in asteroids have fetched Nobel Prizes. In this context, this...

The purpose of this book is to present the state of knowledge concerning nutrition and point out directions for future work for the Echinodermata, an ancient group which shows great diversity in form and function, and whose feeding activities can have...

Crustaceans, due to the great diversity of their body organization, segmentation patterns, tagmatization, limb types, larval forms, cleavage, and gastrulation modes, are highly desirable for the study of questions at the interface of evolution and...

This volume is an outcome of the 12th international conference of the international bryozoology association in Dublin. It consists of 85 oral and 16 poster presentations which cover all aspects of bryozoological research.

Part of a biennial series in which surveys of selected topics are presented, this volume discusses: velatida and spinulosida; adhesion in echinoderms; biological activities and biological role of triterpene glycosides from holothuroids (echinodermata);...

A comprehensive study of sex differentiation gonochoric and hermaphroditic fishes, this book　examines sex chromosomes and sex determining genes, emphasizing the need to search for more than one sex-determining gene residing on different chromosomes...

This volume assesses where we are today in the fields of ecology and toxicology and which tools will be helpful in designing tomorrow's studies. It is divided into three sections: impact of multiple stresses on ecosystems, establishing the health of...

Forest trees cover 30% of the earth's land surface, providing renewable fuel, wood, timber, shelter, fruits, leaves, bark, roots, and are source of medicinal products in addition to benefits such as carbon sequestration, water shed protection, and...

Of all vertebrates, fish exhibit unparalleled diversity of sexual plasticity and flexibility, ranging from gonochorism to unisexualism, and exceptional patterns of functional hermaphroditism. Fish farming and monosex aquaculture have led to reproductive...

Discrimination Of Light Of Different Wavelengths By Fish is a scientific book written by Cora Daisy Reeves and published in 1919. The book explores the ability of fish to distinguish between different wavelengths of light and how this affects their...

This book provides the latest comprehensive methods for isolation and other novel techniques for marine product development. Furthermore, this book offers knowledge on the biological, medical, and industrial applications of marine-derived medicinal food...

Dans ce livre, Alphonse Meunier traite du microplankton de la mer flamande. L'auteur donne un aperçu complet des organismes marins vivant dans cette région et offre une vue fascinante sur leur rôle dans l'écosystème marin.This work has been selected by...

Un livre qui présente une flore des algues marines des îles anglo-normandes et des côtes nord-ouest de la France.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This...

Ce livre est une étude spécialisée sur les acariens marins Halacaridae, réalisée par Edouard-Louis Trouessart à partir d'échantillons prélevés sur le littoral du département de la Manche en 1893. Les scientifiques et les spécialistes en biologie marine...

Indian fisheries and aquaculture is an important sector of food production, providing nutritional security to the food basket, contributing to the agriculturalexports and engaging about fourteen million people in different activities. With diverse...

This book is the seventh companion volume to 'An Introduction To Using GIS In Marine Biology'. It is designed to augment the information on using GIS in marine biology provided in that book, and, indeed, to be used alongside it rather than to be used...

This comprehensive volume provides a plethora of first-hand information on the diversity, biology, and ecology of edible marine bivalve molluscs. It covers the biology of edible marine bivalves; profiles about 180 species, providing information on their...

Many different kinds of animals have adopted a parasitic life style on the skin and gills of marine and freshwater fishes, including protozoans, flatworms, leeches, a range of crustaceans and even some vertebrates (lampreys)...

The present text compiles the latest research within the field of biology performed in the Baltic Sea area. The themes span from theoretical and philosophical aspects of the ecosystem concept over population and autecological...

This book examines large-scale outbreaks of red tide along coastal areas, which is associated with fish and shellfish mass mortalities through poisoning. This book discusses the red tide phenomena throughout the world,...

Salvelinus species are one of the most thoroughly studied groups of fishes. Many reasons explain this intense interest in charr biology. Charrs have a Holarctic distribution encompassing many Asian, North American, and...

The Marine Invertebrates and Fishes of St. Andrews is a detailed work covering the invertebrates and fishes of the area. Written by William Carmichael McIntosh, this book includes descriptions and illustrations that make it a valuable resource for...

Contents - Acknowledgements - Foreword - Illustrations -Chapter 1. About this book - Chapter 2. The handling of fish at sea - Chapter 3. The handling and distribution of fish on land - Chapter 4. The smoking of fish - Chapter 5. Salt curing - Chapter 6...

This book presents a comprehensive review of the most recent studies on the impact of contaminants on the marine environment. Conventional and new information, as well as the latest techniques, are presented, which can be applied to several types of...