Marine Ecosystems and Climate Variation
The North Atlantic: A Comparative Perspective
Edited by Nils Chr. Stenseth, Geir Ottersen, James W. Hurrell, and Andrea Belgrano
Price: £44.95 (paper)
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-850749-9
Publication date: 19 May 2005
264 pages, 7 color plates, 77 b/w illus., 246x189 mm
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| - 'This is an important book for us all and achieves its aims well. It draws together much knowledge on the ways that current climate change is influencing our oceans and ourselves, with unsettling conclusions. Mark Young, Marine Ecosystems and Climatic Variation, Bulletin of the British Ecological Society 2006, 37:1' -
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| Description | | - Comprehensive overview of climate effects on marine ecology
- North Atlantic focus, but offers a broader perspective regarding other seas as well as terrestrial and freshwater systems
- Well suited for researchers and students within the general field of ecology and marine ecology in particular
- Broad range of contributing authors, from the fields of ecology and climatology
- Links general ecology to specific marine issues
| This research level text focuses on the influence of climate variability on the marine ecosystems of the North Atlantic. The ecological impact of climate variability on population dynamics is addressed at the full range of trophic levels, from phytoplankton through zooplankton and fish to marine birds. Climate effects on biodiversity and community structure are also examined. 40 scientists from
around the world synthesise what is currently known about how climate affects the ecological systems of the North Atlantic and then place these insights within a broader ecological perspective. Many of the general features of the North Atlantic region are also seen in other marine ecosystems as well as terrestrial and freshwater systems. The final section of the book makes these generalities more
explicit, so as to stimulate communication and promote co-operation amongst researchers who may previously have worked in semi-isolation.
The book comprises 5 main sections: background (general introduction, atmospheric and ocean climate of the North Atlantic, and modelling methodology), plankton populations (phytoplankton and zooplankton), fish and seabird populations, community ecology
(phytoplankton, benthos and fish), and the final section consisting of six commentaries from scientists working in areas outside the North Atlantic marine sector. In order to enhance integration, a series of introductions link chapters and sections. Throughout the book, numerous examples highlight different aspects of ecology-climate interactions. They document recent progress and illustrate the
challenges of trying to understand ecological processes and patterns in the light of climate variations. |
Readership: Marine scientists, ecologists, graduate students
| Contents |
Foreword
Preface
I. Background to climate and response in marine ecology
Introduction
1.
Climatic fluctuations and marine systems: a general introduction to the ecological effects
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Ottersen, Stenseth & Hurrell
2.
Climate variability over the North Atlantic
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Hurrell and Dickerson
3.
Modelling marine ecosystems and their environmental forcing
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Werner, Aretxabaleta and Pehrson
II. Plankton populations
Introduction
4.
Phytoplankton
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Smayda, Borkman, Beaugrand, Belgrano
5.
The influence of climate variability on North Atlantic zooplankton populations
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Pershing, Greene, Planque and Fromentin
III. Fish and seabird populations
Introduction
6.
The response of fish populations to ocean climate fluctuations
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Ottersen, Alheit, Drinkwater, Friedland, Hagen and Stenseth
7.
Marine birds and climate fluctuation in the North Atlantic
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Durant, Stenseth, Anker-Milssen, Harris, Thompson and Wanless
IV. Community Ecology
Introduction
8.
Community ecology of phytoplankton
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Belgrano, Lima, Stenseth and Lindahl
9.
Benthic communities
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Hagberg, Tunberg, Wieking, Kroncke, and Belgrano
10.
Climatic influence on marine fish community ecology
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Lekve and Stenseth
V. Viewing the climate-ecology interaction in the North Atlantic regions from outside
Introduction
11.
Cimate and fisheries: an insight from the Pacific Ocean
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Lehodey
12.
Complexity of marine fisheries dynamics in the Northeast Pacific Ocean
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Bailey, Hollowed and Wooster
13.
A fresh (water) perspective on NAO ecological impacts in the North Atlantic
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Straile
14.
A freshwater perspective on climate variability and its effect on marine ecosystems
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Hessen
15.
Time lags in terrestrial and marine environments
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Post
16.
The impact of ENSO on terrestrial ecosystems: a comparison with NAO
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Lima and Jaksic
VI: Conclusion -- what are the ecological effects of climate variation in the North Atlantic
Afterword
Index
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| Authors, editors,
and contributors |
Edited by Nils Chr. Stenseth, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, Department of Biology, University of Oslo,
Geir Ottersen, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen,
James W. Hurrell, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, and
Andrea Belgrano, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
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