Overview
Gathers the latest research related to the study of the deep-water pycnogonids and crustacean fauna at the continental level
Highlights the urgent need to collaborate on a continental level
Provides a baseline for further studies on the impact of increased deep-water fishery activities on fauna
Promotes further research in emerging countries
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
Among the deep-sea marine invertebrates, pycnogonids and crustaceans represent ecologically important and most diverse groups of species. Yet both are still poorly understood. Sampling and exploring operations off the west and east coast of the Americas has significantly increased in the last two decades. However such operations are very costly and limited in number and frequency. In countries like Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, the United States of America, and El Salvador a large effort has been made to explore the deep-sea resources and the rich diversity of the communities, resulting in a better understanding of the natural ecosystems on both coasts of America. Pycnogonids and many groups of deep-sea crustaceans have been intensively studied, from the smallest animals, like the mostly unknown benthic copepods to the largest decapods.
This book presents new and updated information on various groups of deep-sea pycnogonids and crustaceans occurring off the American continent. Offering a valuable reference resource for scientists interested in this fascinating fauna, it includes review papers and new data on the deep-sea communities occurring off the USA, Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Brazil and Argentina, as well as in larger areas in both the East Pacific and the West Atlantic. As such it covers most of the current deep-water research in Latin America.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Deep-Sea Pycnogonids and Crustaceans of the Americas
Editors: Michel E. Hendrickx
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58410-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-58409-2Published: 03 March 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-58412-2Published: 04 March 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-58410-8Published: 01 March 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 708
Number of Illustrations: 49 b/w illustrations, 103 illustrations in colour
Topics: Biodiversity, Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management, Oceanography, Animal Ecology