{"product_id":"ecology-of-marine-bivalves-hardback","title":"Ecology of Marine Bivalves - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eBivalve mollusks are roughly hand-sized animals that can aggregate into large groups of millions of individuals as reefs—pumping and filtering enough water in short periods of time to control the processes on the reef and adjacent tidal waters—and serve as valuable indicators and monitors of ecosystem health. \u003cstrong\u003eEcology of Marine Bivalves: An Ecosystems Approach, Second Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e examines the ecology of bivalves from an ecosystem or holistic view, taking into consideration their history, thermodynamics, components, and interactions with other species—namely humans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the advent of the United Nations Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA) in the year 2000, its emphasis for utilizing the ecosystem approach as a standard guideline, and the growing interest in global climate change, this edition has been expanded to include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eA new chapter on shell rings, which emphasizes the importance of interaction between disciplines so that we might learn from the past in order to plan for the future\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eScientific work done on several continents, including case studies from the Chesapeake Bay, the Wadden Sea, and other case studies from Europe and New Zealand\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdditional material on non-equilibrium thermodynamics, complexity theory, and other cross-disciplinary interactions \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book discusses the roles of marine bivalves as a keystone species and as ecosystem engineers, and explains how bivalves are used as monitors and indicators of ecosystem stress and as a fisheries resource. Utilizing case studies and targeted published research to develop narratives suitable for a complex systems approach, the second edition of \u003cstrong\u003eEcology of Marine Bivalves\u003c\/strong\u003e is invaluable to scientists and marine workers interested in an up-to-date treatment of mollusks in our seas. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45546826203374,"sku":"9781439839096","price":201.6,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/ecology-of-marine-bivalves-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}