Marine metapopulations / editors Jacob P. Kritzer, Peter F. Sale

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Foreword.. Preface.. About the Editors.. Contributors.. PART I.. Introduction.. 1. The Merging of Metapopulation Theory and Marine Ecology: Establishing the Historical Context.. PART II.. Fishes.. 2. The Metapopulation Ecology of Coral Reef Fishes.. 3. Temperate Rocky Reef Fishes.. 4. Estuarine and Diadromous Fish Metapopulations.. PART III.. Invertebrates.. 5. Metapopulation Dynamics of Hard Corals.. 6. Population and Spatial Structure of Two Common Temperate Reef Hervibores: Abalone and Sea-Urchins.. 7. Rocky Intertidal Invertebrates: The Potential for Metapopulations Within and Among Shores.. 8. Metapopulation Dynamics of Coastal Decapods.. 9. A Metapopulation Approach to Interpreting Diversity at Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents.. PART IV.. Plants and Algae.. 10. A Metapopulation Perspective on Patch Dynamics of Giant Kelp in Southern California.. 11. Seagrasses and the Metapopulation Concept: Developing a Regional Approach to the Study of Extinction, Colonization and Dispersal.. PART V.. Perspectives.. 12. Conservation Dynamics of Marine Metapopulations with Dispersing Larvae.. 13. Genetic Approacches to Understanding Marine Metapopulation Dynamics.. 14. Metapopulation Dynamics and Community Ecology of Marine Systems.. 15. Metapopulation Ecology and Marine Conservation.. 16. The Future of Metapopulation Science in Marine Ecology.. Index

Technological improvements have greatly increased the ability of marine scientists to collect and analyze data over large spatial scales, and the resultant insights attainable from interpreting those data vastly increase understanding of population dynamics, evolution and biogeography. "Marine Metapopulations" provides a synthesis of existing information and understanding, and frames the most important future directions and issues. This is the first book to systematically apply metapopulation theory directly to marine systems. It includes contributions from leading international ecologists and fisheries biologists. There are perspectives on a broad array of marine organisms and ecosystems, from coastal estuaries to shallow reefs to deep-sea hydrothermal vents. It is a critical science for improved management of marine resources. It paves the way for future research on large-scale spatial ecology of marine systems. eng