Biological Oceanography

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(^) Megafauna – largest denizens of the deep
(^) Macrofauna – sieve pickings
(^) Micro- and meiofauna
(^) Gradients with depth and surface productivity
(^) Benthic biogeography
(^) Resources at the seafloor
(^) Seasonal cycling in the deep sea


Chapter 14 Some benthic community ecology


(^) Community analysis: a quantitative approach
(^) Benthos, more community ordinations
(^) Community analysis – a functional guild approach
(^) Benthont movement and feeding
(^) Bulk benthic processes
(^) Total benthic metabolism
(^) Food supply relative to metabolism
(^) Community response
(^) Closing note


Chapter 15 Submarine hydrothermal vents


(^) Chemosynthesis
(^) Biogeography of vent faunas
(^) Representative “charismatic” vent invertebrates
(^) Faunal arrangement around vents
(^) Longevity of vents and colonization of new vents
(^) Site for the origin of life?


Chapter 16 Ocean ecology and global climate change


(^) Global warming and CO
2
(^) CO


2 and the glacial–interglacial cycle

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