Seagrasses: Biology, Ecology and Conservation

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Seagrasses are unique plants; the only group of flowering plants to recolonise the sea. They occur on every continental margin, except Antarctica, and form ecosystems which have important roles in fisheries, fish nursery grounds, prawn fisheries, habitat diversity and sediment stabilisation. Over the last two decades there has been an explosion of research and information on all aspects of seagrass biology. However the compilation of all this work into one book has not been attempted previously. In this book experts in 26 areas of seagrass biology present their work in chapters which are state-of–the-art and designed to be useful to students and researchers alike. The book not only focuses on what has been discovered but what exciting areas are left to discover. The book is divided into sections on taxonomy, anatomy, reproduction, ecology, physiology, fisheries, management, conservation and landscape ecology. It is destined to become the chosen text on seagrasses for any marine biology course.

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Seagrass Ecology
Marten A. Hemminga , and Carlos M. Duarte
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ASIN: 0521661846

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Seagrasses occur in coastal zones throughout the world in the areas of marine habitats that are most heavily influenced by humans. Despite a growing awareness of the importance of these plants, a full appreciation of their role in coastal ecosystems has yet to be reached. This book provides an entry point for those wishing to learn about seagrass ecology and provides a broad overview of the present state of knowledge. The volume discusses the recent progress in research and current research foci, complemented by extensive literature references to guide the reader to more detailed studies. This book will be valuable to students of marine biology wishing to specialize in this area and to established researchers wanting to enter the field. In addition, it will provide an excellent reference for those involved in the management and conservation of coastal areas that harbor seagrasses.

Seagrasses: Monitoring, Ecology, Physiology, and Management (Marine Science Series)

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Seagrasses: Monitoring, Ecology, Physiology, and Management (Marine Science Series)

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Seagrasses: Biology, Ecology and Conservation

ASIN: 0849320453

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Seagrasses are becoming widely used as in situ indicators of the relative health and condition of subtropical and tropical estuarine ecosystems. To permit meaningful management of our estuaries, there is clearly a need to develop and refine ways of effectively monitoring and assessing seagrasses. Seagrasses: Monitoring, Ecology, Physiology, and Management includes the peer-reviewed, written results of presentations made at a recent workshop that addressed this very issue. A total of 28 original research and review chapters are organized around four major themes: Ecology and Physiology, Monitoring and Trends, Management, and Restoration. Additional research study results, not completed at the time of the workshop, are also included as they are directly related to the topic of seagrass management ecology. Overall, Seagrasses: Monitoring, Ecology, Physiology, and Management encompasses the latest research in seagrass management ecology to assist in the promotion of a dialogue between the research and environmental management communities. Not only will this work serve as a cornerstone for continued improvement in effectively monitoring the health and condition of near coastal waters, but also as a reference central to the premise that effective and efficient assessment of seagrasses will aid in estuarine ecosystem management.

The Biology of Mangroves and Seagrasses (Biology of Habitats)

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The Biology of Mangroves and Seagrasses (Biology of Habitats)
Peter Hogarth
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Mangroves and seagrasses form extensive and highly productive ecosystems that are biologically diverse and economically valuable. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to provide a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of the biology and ecology of mangroves and seagrasses, using a global range of examples. It deals with the adaptations of these plants to their exacting environment, the rich and diverse communities of organisms that depend on mangrove forests and seagrass meadows (including tree-climbing shrimps, synchronously flashing fireflies and 'gardening' seacows), the links between mangrove, seagrass, and other habitats, the evolution, biodiversity and biogeography of mangroves and seagrasses, and the likely effects of global climate change. The economic value of mangroves and seagrasses is also discussed, including approaches to rational management of these vital resources, and techniques for the restoration of degraded habitats. As with other titles in the Biology of Habitats Series, particular emphasis is placed on the organisms that dominate these aquatic environments although pollution, conservation and experimental aspects are also considered. The book is intended for students, naturalists and professionals and assumes no previous knowledge of mangrove or seagrass ecology.

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The ecology of eelgrass meadows in the Pacific Northwest: A community profile
Ronald C Phillips
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THE ECOLOGY OF THE SEAGRASS MEADOWS OF THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA: A COMMUNITY PROFILE
JOSEPH AND RITA ZIEMAN
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The ecology of the seagrass meadows of the west coast of Florida: A community profile (Biological report)
Joseph C Zieman
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The ecology of the seagrasses of south Florida: A community profile
Joseph C Zieman
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Global Seagrass Research Methods

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This thorough and informative volume presents a set of detailed, globally applicable techniques for seagrass research.
The book provides methods for all aspects of seagrass science from basic plant collection to statistical approaches and investigations of plant-animal interaction. The emphasis is on methods that are applicable in both developing and developed countries.

The importance of seagrasses in coastal and near shore environments, and ultimately their contribution to the productivity of the world's oceans, has become increasingly recognised over the last 40 years.
Seagrasses provide food for sea turtles, nearly 100 fish species, waterfowl and for the marine mammals the manatee and dugong. Seagrasses also support complex food webs by virtue of their physical structure and primary production and are well known for their role as breeding grounds and nurseries for important crustacean, finfish and shell fish populations. Seagrasses are the basis of an important detrital food chain. The plants filter nutrients and contaminants from the water, stabilise sediments and act as dampeners to wave action. Seagrasses rank with coral reefs and mangroves as some of the world's most productive coastal habitat and strong linkages among these habitats make the loss of seagrasses a contributing factor in the degradation of the world's oceans.

Contributors from around the world provide up-to-date methods for comparable collection of ecological information from both temperate and tropical seagrass ecosystems.

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Guidelines for the conservation and restoration of seagrasses in the United States and adjacent waters (SuDoc C 55.49/3:12)
Mark S. Fonseca
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. When Elsevier published Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry II in 1996, it became obvious that phosphorus heterocycles had developed into the fourth major strand of heterocyclic chemistry. It seemed natural to collect all the phosphorus chapters, update them and offer them as a single volume.

Phosphorus-Carbon Heterocyclic Chemistry: The Rise of a New Domain comprehensively examines the synthesis, spectroscopic properties, reactivity and catalytic applications of all phosphorus-carbon heterocycles. The most significant phosphorus heterocycles incorporating other heteroatoms, such as heterophospholes and heterophosphinines, are also covered. The introductory chapter describes the rise of this new field that has developed, over the years, into the fourth major branch of heterocyclic chemistry.

Written by several founders of the field, Phosphorus-Carbon Heterocyclic Chemistry will be the reference work within the domain for

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Stereochemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds: Part 2: Oxygen, Sulfur, Mixed N, O, and S, and Phosphorus Heterocycles (General Heterocyclic Chemistry Series)
W. L. F. Armarego , and M. J. Gallagher
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Phosphorus-Carbon Heterocyclic Chemistry: The Rise of a New Domain
Mathey
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An amusing, surprisingly complete introduction

Makes Physics a Joy to read to the layman

In Honor of IndiAndy's Part One Review

Relax, surrender your stuffy contempt and enjoy it! (part 1)

Physics That Are Fun

Instant Physics: From Aristotle to Einstein, and Beyond
Tony Rothman
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The Cartoon Guide to Physics

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ASIN: 0449906973
Release Date: 1995-02-21

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For all of you who break out in a sweat at the thought of thermodynamics, or freeze up at the mention of quantum mechanics, like a bolt from the blue, INSTANT PHYSICS will zap you through the fascinating history of our most basic, yet baffling, science.
From the thousand-year search for proof of the existence of the ever-elusive atom to the varied and heated arguments behind the big bang theory, INSTANT PHYSICS answers all the heavy questions with a light touch. You'll learn:
* How the Greek philosophers used the sledgehammer of mathematics to break apart the mysteries of the physical universe.
* Why gravity is a "romantic" force.
* How to tell the difference between a gluon, a meson, and a quark, even if you can't see them.
INSTANT PHYSICS is crammed with special features, including chapter summaries, who's who lists, biographical and historical tidbits, and a host of illustrations, photos, equations, diagrams, and drawings.

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An amusing, surprisingly complete introduction.......2004-01-04

This is a lot like other 'physics for beginners' books, with a few important differences. First, Tony Rothman is a good writer. He keeps the text light and fun. Exploring the secrets of matter and energy is easier when you have a sense of humor, and he knows it. Second, the basic facts appear at the beginning and end of each chapter for easy review. It's a convenient way to organize the book.

Third and finally, Rothman dives right into the mathematics of physics without apology. Sure, this stuff can boggle your mind if you don't have a head for it. But I'd rather have them there, in the book, so I can see them. I've read too many 'physics for beginners' books without any equations and I had no idea just how complex the math is. With this book, I can see that it's not THAT hard. I recommend this book to anyone with an interest in physics. It's one of the better introductions to the subject.

Makes Physics a Joy to read to the layman.......2003-03-09

Do read this book. Even though it is a physics book, the author does not treat physics as a subject to be studied, pondered on, examined minutely- all of us carry the horror experiences from school and college classes. I picked this book after leafing through the foreword, where the author TonyRothman strikes an immediate chord with the reader. This is no ordinary physics book- the language is simple, the style humorous, the author very understanding and having a knack not to push things too hard.

The book is an overview of the subject of physics. It charters the birth and growth of physics , from the greek times to the post-einstein period. Unlike other general books, the author sticks to the subject without going off in tangent on irrelevant issues. So, the book is not hefty. It's around 200 pages of neat print.

The author tackles all the important theories of Physics in a fun and engaging manner. Newton's laws, Kepler's laws, Laws of thermodynamics, Electromagnetic laws, Einstein's theory of special relativity, atomic structure, Blackbody radition , photoelectric effect, Quantum mechanics, E=mc2; Wave theory, Light duality, Uncertainity principle, Einstein's general theory of relativity.
It's an amazing effort, since the book is addressed to the layman with little knowledge of physics.

I am no physics buff. I read this book by serendipity and could never put it down. I strongly recommend this book. My only regret is that i should have got this book during my school years. Giving this as a gift to the teens in the house would be a wonderful idea too.

In Honor of IndiAndy's Part One Review.......2002-09-20

Part Two:
Here are a few features of the format:
1. Each chapter has an attention grabbing box titled `YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS' - the first one states, `Don't memorize, understand'.
2. Throughout each chapter, there are these beautifully succinct little indented notes. For example the, `GUIDING PRINCIPLE: To know physics is to do physics.' and `PRINCIPLE OF LITERARY OVERSIGHT: textbooks may be straightforward and succinct, but the path of science is crooked and tortuous.'
3. Key words are highlighted in bold text throughout the book to grab your attention along with slapstick or sit-com pronouncements like `THE YOUNG AND THE RADIOACTIVE' and `PHOTOEFFECT OPENS SUPERMARKET DOORS AND CONFIRMS THE QUANTUM HYPOTHESIS' just to give you an occasional chuckle
4. There is a `Who's Who' box in each chapter which humorously highlights the historical principle players in physics (This book is not just a history of the physics & the men & women who made it.)
5. There are a few photographs, some good diagrams to convey important visual illustrations and cute (ok mostly silly) little cartoons help break up the seriousness of the subject. This book never takes itself too seriously. A humble virtue that he deeply admires!
6. There are a series of `math lite' demonstrations interspersed throughout the text appropriately labeled, `DEMO' which the author assures you will only require high-school algebra (he says that, "We use nothing more than addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division--promise! (well, maybe the occasional taking of a square root...))" This scared IndiAndy a little because he's borderline incompetent in some of the intermediate algebra mathematics. Nevertheless, he need not worried, the demos are not required to get the concepts. He subsequently went over some of the demos when he read the book a second time and they were, as promised, relatively `lite'.
7. There are a few of these amusing `COCKTAIL PARTY CONVERSATIONS' which consist of a funny but pointed dialog between You and a Physicist.
8. At the end of each chapter is yet another cool box titled, `ESOTERIC TERMS' and a summary of the key words, definitions, and key concepts you should glean form the generous text.
Here is the Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION (LESSONS FROM PHYSICS), PROLOGUE (SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANSESTORS: It's All Greek to Me), CHAPTER 1 (TOWARDS A CLOCKWORK UNIVERSE: Putting the Earth in Its Place), CHAPTER 2 (THE ELUSIVE ATOM: I've Got Gas), CHAPTER 3 (THE ENERGY CRISIS: Scientists in Heat), CHAPTER 4 (ELECTROMAGNATISM: A Current Affair), CHAPTER 5 (SPECIAL RELATIVITY: Einstein Sees the Light), CHAPTER 6 (INSIDE THE NUCLEUS: Curies and Curiouser), CHAPTER7 (QUANTUM MECHANICS: Physics Walks the Planck), CHAPTER 8 (DIVERSITY AND UNITY: Stirring the Particle Soup), CHAPTER 9 (GENERAL RELATIVITY AND COSMOLOGY: Gravity's Big Draw), CHAPTER 10 (THE END).
This review cannot do the book justice, but if you think that you might like what you see and you are a little bit like IndiAndy (scary thought!) just pick up a copy, read the introduction, and then decide if you can avoid being hooked! You may not enjoy this if we do not share the same sense of edutainment. IndiAndy's capable of suspending stuffy & cynical contempt for a humorous treatment of such a serious subject such that he can maximize his enjoyment while he learns. If you too can pull this off then he's confident you'll grow to love this little gem! Don't just take his word for it. Read the other reviews of the book as well to figure out for yourself if you might like it.
This was the first science book he could recall exposing himself to willingly. Ever since he has come across this book, he's begun boldly exploring the uncharted seas of his ignorance in the physical sciences with a curious sense of adventure... Thank you Tony!
Please take a moment to investigate IndiAndy's Amazon `about IndiAndy page by clicking the `IndiAndy (see more about IndiAndy)' link above. Look around for more friendly books geared towards the mere mortal by looking for his `Friendly Physics' Listmania List.
Drop him a line and tell him what you think.
Thanks! Friends of IndiAndy

Relax, surrender your stuffy contempt and enjoy it! (part 1).......2001-07-20

Instant Physics: Years ago I was browsing through the science section of my favorite bookstore when I opened this book casually leafing around it's pages when I came across the first sentence which begins the Introduction, "If you are a potential victim of this book, leafing through its pages while obstructing traffic in the science isle of your favorite bookstore, there is a good chance you took a physics course in the vanished days of your youth". What a cowinkydink huh? He goes on, "Perhaps you now want a refresher or perhaps, feeling guilty at your ignorance of the central role played by science in modern society, you merely wish to become a more cultured individual. In any case your knowledge of physics is inexcusably weak and, if you have indeed been exposed to the subject before, you probably regard the word `physics' as synonymous with `plague,' as in `to be avoided like the'." OK, I'm hooked! I flipped back to the dedication which almost makes me cry out in joy, "To my students, known and unknown. The known, who demonstrate with crushing directness that it is impossible to be too clear. The unknown, who suffer in silence." I believe that he is addressing myself: I am an unknown student who silently yearns for information that would be presented clearly, accessibly; information that I can process into comprehension. I have yet to take a formal Physics course at a college or university (members only please). I love being surprised! (Don't you?) Dr. Rothman delivers this humble students unsolicited silent plea for attention grabbing/attention keeping material in this succinct & concise presentation of the salient principles of the physical sciences. His wit, humor and sensitivity for the readers comfort over the hurdles of a seemingly steep learning curve are woven into the fabric of each page keeping the audience stimulated and giving you a sense that he wants you to participate in the great gift of learning. In the beginning of the book lies his statement of goals, "...the goal of this book cannot be to give you a working knowledge of physics.... the more modest goal of Instant Physics is to give you an idea of why physicists believe what they believe and to train you to use this sacred knowledge in the war against the infidel." (continued in part two)

Physics That Are Fun.......2000-12-01

I don't understand physics very well. After reading this book, I think I understand physics better. It can be a difficult topic and Mr. Rothman's presentation was very clear, easy to follow, and fun. He has a good sense of humor which moves the book along and makes it much more enjoyable to read.

In particular, in Instant Physics, Mr. Rothman covers a history of physics from the Ancient Greeks to the Modern World. In Greece, Mr. Rothman details the mistakes they made, and the great breakthroughs. He also takes the time to explain a little bit about the people who made these breakthroughs, and the events around them. Basically the world we come from influences how we view the Universe. Without changes in our world, many of the changes and advances in physics would not have happened. Mr. Rothman has written a good book, which explains physics well.

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Clarence Darrow.......2007-09-23

I am interested in Clarence Darrow and I have been happy with my purchase. The book was in excellent condition and the delivery time excellent. The content of the book is challenging and I am now engrossed in studying it.

Oral Arguments Turned Into Essays for Posterity........2006-01-09

So much has been written about Clarence Darrow who died in 1938, one might wonder what else could be said about "The Great Defender." He had been born in Ohio four years before the beginning of the Civil War and died a year before the beginning of WWII. More and more in this information age, educators are finding previously unpublished works of those who were prolific; these "essays" mainly were oral arguments or debates given by a lawyer whose 1924 and 1925 high-profile notorious cases made him a national figure.

As far as the editor of this volume can tell, manuscripts for them don't exist; thus, this additional philosophy of his may not be new but it shows that "the totality of his literary work is far from insignificant." This is an attempt to unite these lectures on politics, law, his views on religion and society, and particularly his philosophic views.

He was considered the most popular and controversial public speaker in the United States. His relentless cross-examination of the opposing lawyer in the Tennessee Scopes trial, William Jennings Bryan, showed the man who "had rarely compromised his principles, however unpopular they may have been, over his half-century of public life." His philosophy and style of presentation revealed a quiet dignity at the core of a man better known for "provoking Americans during an era of unprecendented tumult."

His book, FARMINGTON (1904), though written as a novel about John Smith was actually autobiographical and covered his young years. "Children tell the truth as naturally as they breathe, and it is only the stupidity and brutality of parents and teachers that drive them to tell lies. In high society and low, parents lie to children much oftener than children lie to parents; it would not occur to a child to lie unless someone made him feel the need of doing so. The common moral precepts were always taught by rule. We must obey our parents, and speak the truth. Just why we should do either was not made clear, although the penalty of neglect was ever there. The longer I live, the more I am convinced that children need not be taught to tell the truth. The fact is, parents do not teach them to tell the truth, but to lie."

As defense lawyer in the Scopes trial about teaching evolution in the public schools (now the controversy is to teach intelligent design instead), he had this to say: "Look at man and look at an ape; man thinks; an ape does not. There isn't a scientist in the world who does not know better than that. Why, even Bryan knew better than that. An ape does think. I have seen human beings that thought less. Every animal thinks, just the same as a man; generally less, sometimes more. There is some difference between an ape and a man, of course. A few lessons in evolution would help him out on that."

"Men will argue that they did not come from the ape. Well, if they didn't, a lot of them should [have]. In every way, they look like an ape; they act like an ape...it is perfectly obvious where they came from. Human man is little better than the ape. We might possibility get a good sport out of the human race, one that is worthwhile. It could certainly stand a good deal of improvement, a great deal."

Some writers trace Darrow's stand against capital punishment to his "boyhood terror ast seeing a Civil War soldier buried." Being a lawyer brought him close enough to those on death row to have strong opinions. "There is nothing so unequal and unfair as capital punishment. Only the poor are put to death. No facts can be produced by anyone to show that the death penalty ever lessened murders. Crime and poverty and ignorance go together, as part of the inheritance of the defective and the victims of circumstances. No one can put himself in another's place. To do this he must have not only the same outside surroundings, but the same structure. For this reason no one can fairly judge another."

This collection of previously unpublished essays cover a forty-year period in Darrow's busy life. Two major compilations, ATTORNEY FOR THE DAMNED (1957) AND VERDICTS OUT OF COURT (1963), show that he had plenty to say on any and every subject in his world. He was a busy thinker. "A lawyer first and a writer second, he nonetheless left behind a succession of treatises whose provocative content still challenges us. Darrow, a self-proclaimed rebel who sided, both intellectually and emotionally, with the minority, remains a figure to contend with."

"He was a man who, while retaining his core beliefs over a lifetime, learned from his mistakes and gained an insight both into himself and into his society that only age, experience, and struggle can bring. And at the end, he could rightly say that he had made a difference, and a difference for the better."

Maybe the greatest attorney in American history.......2005-10-22

Clarence Darrow (1857-1938) is perhaps the most famous, maybe even greatest, attorney in American history. His defense of Darwinian principles in the Scopes "Monkey Trial" of 1925 resonates even today and his views on the dangers of religious fundamentalism are as relevant today as when he proffered them. This book of essays and social criticism touches on issues such as women's suffrage, Prohibition, criminal psychology, science, capital punishment, and religion. This book will get your juices flowing regardless of your political or philosophical views.

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