Marine Ecosystems Diversity and Functions [Hardcover]

In a perspective of sustainable management, the balance between ecological dynamics, social and economic are now at the heart of ecological modeling and environmental strategies screenwriting.

Diversity and marine ecosystems function illustrates biodiversity, habitat diversity, structures and food webs in various oceans of the world and systems: pelagic and benthic ecosystems, coral reefs and seagrass beds, oasis of hydrothermal vents ridges or areas rich upwelling.

Appropriate observation methods, long-term monitoring and modeling reveal the complexity of systems, trophic interactions and spatiotemporal dynamics. The ecosystem approach is a prerequisite to assess the state of these systems, their living resources and ecological services involved in local and global environmental changes.

Chapter 1. Marine Biosphere, Carbonate Systems and the Carbon Cycle 1
Luc BEAUFORT

1.1. Introduction 1

1.2. Marine organisms and carbon 3

1.3. Variability in the production of organic matter 4

1.4. From the biosphere to the atmosphere to climate   7

1.5. Carbonate production   9

1.5.1. Importance of biological carbonate production in the evolution of the planet  10

1.5.2. Carbonate compensation depth  12

1.5.3. Carbonates and climate 15

1.6. The coupling of carbonaceous and organic productions 16

1.7. Modification of equilibria and consequences on marine life  17

1.8. Conclusion 20

1.9. Bibliography 21

Chapter 2. Biodiversity of Phytoplankton: Responses to Environmel“j