Overview
Ecosystem focused underwater sealife guide with aesthetically pleasing photgraphs
Easy to recognize keystone species of the respective ecosystem are put into spotlight
Ideally suited for both scientists and the educated public and generally for anyone who is interested in nature
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About this book
This book invites snorkelers and divers on an educational visit to the most important ecosystems of the Mediterranean Sea. Keystone species from brown algae to dolphins are presented in their marine habitats and understood as part of a complex ecological system. Instead of grouping animals and plants taxonomically, we have organised them according to the eight main habitats of the Mediterranean Sea. Our journey starts with different types of rocky grounds, then takes you further to the Mediterranean’s sandy and muddy grounds, and finally ends with the fish and dolphins of the blue open sea.
You will be introduced to 220 ecologically significant animal and plant species via the texts of Daniel Abed-Navandi, a long-time lecturer on the biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea at the University of Vienna, and the photographs of Georg Glaeser, the master behind the camera, who captures marine life on the spot.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Among his publications are -- in collaboration with renowned biologists -- three books published by Springer-Verlag on the evolution of the eye, of flying, and of biological macrostructures.Daniel Abed-Navandi is deputy director and curator in Vienna's "Haus-des-Meeres" and lecturer for marine biology at the Department of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Vienna.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ecosystems of the Mediterranean Sea
Book Subtitle: A Photographic Dive
Authors: Georg Glaeser, Daniel Abed-Navandi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22334-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-22333-4Published: 10 March 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-22334-1Published: 15 March 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 200
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 404 illustrations in colour
Topics: Ecology, Ecosystems, Zoology, Biodiversity