Patagonian Shelfbreak Front

Ecology, Fisheries, Wildlife Conservation

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

Av E. Marcelo Acha, Oscar Osvaldo Iribarne, Alberto Piola

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This book provides a compilation of basic information on the topic of the Patagonian Shelfbreak front, but integrally reanalyzes this under modern paradigms. The Patagonian shelfbreak front is a hot spot of marine life, with several associated fisheries and intensive use by marine birds and mammals.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-11-13
Mått155 x 235 x 22 mm
Vikt604 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieAquatic Ecology Series
Antal sidor282
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783031711893

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E. Marcelo Acha is a biologist; his research interest focus on the role of marine fronts on diversity, biological production and their effects on the species life histories in the Southwestern Atlantic. He is currently member of the National Council of Scientific of Scientific Research and Technology (CONICET), chief of the Fisheries Ecology Project (INIDEP), and Professor at the Mar del Plata University (Argentina). Oscar O. Iribarne is an ecologist; his research interests focus primarily on understanding the role of ecological processes in determining diversity and secondary production on marine ecosystems. He is currently member of the National Council of Scientific Research and Technology (CONICET, Argentina), full Professor at the National University of Mar del Plata (UNMDP, Argentina) and Director of the Institute of Marine and Costal Research (IIMyC, Argentina). Alberto R. Piola is a physical oceanographer, Professor Emeritus at Departmento de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y los Océanos, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. His research is focused on the large-scale ocean circulation, regional oceanography, and the biological and biogeochemical impacts of ocean fronts.

Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Anatomy and dynamics of the Patagonia shelf-break front.- Chapter 3 The phytoplankton of the Patagonian shelf-break front.- Chapter 4 Zooplanktonic crustacea and ichthyoplankton of the Patagonian shelf-break sront.- Chapter 5 Nekton: fishes and squids.- Chapter 6 Benthic assemblages and biodiversity patterns of the shelf-break front.- Chapter 7 Fisheries in the shelf-break front.- Chapter 8 Seabirds in the argentine continental shelf and shelf-break.- Chapter 9 Patagonian shelf-break front: the ecosystem services hot-spot of the South West Atlantic Ocean.- Chapter 10 Species-dependent conservation in a South West Atlantic ecosystem.- Chapter 11 Food web topology associated with the Patagonian shelf-break front.