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Assessments and Conservation of Biological Diversity from Coral Reefs to the Deep Sea
Uncovering Buried Treasures and the Value of the Benthos
- 1st Edition - November 30, 2023
- Author: Jose Victor Lopez
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 4 1 1 2 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 4 1 1 3 - 4
Assessments and Conservation of Biological Diversity from Coral Reefs to the Deep Sea: Uncovering Buried Treasures and the Value of the Benthos examines marine benthic habitats… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAssessments and Conservation of Biological Diversity from Coral Reefs to the Deep Sea: Uncovering Buried Treasures and the Value of the Benthos examines marine benthic habitats around the world that are linked by their physical location at the bottom of the oceans. The book approaches deep sea marine biodiversity with perspectives on genetics, microbiology and evolution, weaving a narrative of vital expert linkages with the goal of protecting something that most people cannot view or experience. Heterogeneity becomes operative across one of the largest continuous habitats of the planet. The book provides a full assessment of biological diversity within various benthic habitats, from coral reefs to plankton and fish species, and offers global case studies.
It is the ideal resource for marine conservationists and biologists aiming to expand their knowledge and efforts to the rarely seen, yet equally important, realms of the ocean and respective benthic species. As deep-sea ecosystems and their species face unprecedented threats of disruption and extinction due to factors including disease, disinformation, pollution and climate change, this book provides current, sweeping knowledge of this undersea world along with remedies for its conservation.
- Compares and contrasts between shallow and marine habitats to reveal revolutionary connections and continuity
- Analyzes modern threats and gaps in biological knowledge regarding benthic communities
- Examines benthic biodiversity through vertical vs. horizontal gradients
- Poses possible solutions for the conservation of benthic habitats and organisms
Marine conservationists, marine biologists, Conservationist policymakers, advanced undergraduate or graduate students in courses focusing on marine conservation
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- About the author
- Foreword to “Assessments and conservation of biological diversity from coral reefs to the deep sea: Uncovering buried treasures and the value of the benthos”
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 The seabed—Where life began and still evolves
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Setting the place—Biogeographical regions and abiotic components of the seafloor
- Expeditions to the deep blue
- Pelagic-benthic connections (and vice versa)
- Connectivity within benthic species
- How common is benthic continuity and cosmopolitanism?
- Higher diversity of benthic macrofauna
- Marine microbial diversity
- Generation of biodiversity
- Marine symbioses—Getting to know each other better
- Corals provide the structure for many benthic ecosystems
- Possible origins of biodiversity
- References
- Chapter 2 Multiple approaches to understanding the benthos
- Abstract
- Living in the era of big science
- Big experiments on the seafloor are difficult
- Informative maps show a way
- Genetic and genomic maps
- Leading wedge technologies for benthic assessments
- Submersibles and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) are leading wedges that visit the ocean floor
- Benthic monitoring—All eyes on the sea
- Underwater soundscapes, landscapes, and unexpected sources of innovation
- The rise of artificial intelligence (AI)
- Biotechnologies applied to the seafloor
- Bioprospecting for new natural products and ideas
- Secondary metabolites from marine microbes
- Molecular ecology, conservation genomics, and genome sequencing
- References
- Chapter 3 Diversity hotspots on the benthos—Case studies highlight hidden treasures
- Abstract
- Continuing a Census of Marine Life
- Cold water extremes at Arctic, Antarctic, and deep sea habitats
- Profiles of multiple coral reefs
- A resident’s view of the Florida Reef Tract
- The twilight zones
- The Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCZ): One jewel of the deep sea
- Hydrothermal vents and seeps
- The continuum of biodiversity to their genetic sources
- Biodiversity includes an array of unique genes and functions
- References
- Chapter 4 Threats to benthic biodiversity
- Abstract
- What kind of “information age” do we live in?
- Ecosystem stability and disturbance
- Climate change continues to heat up
- Habitat loss and destructive extraction methods
- Pollution and eutrophication
- Seagrass habitats
- Marine diseases that afflict the benthos
- References
- Chapter 5 Possible solutions for the conservation of benthic habitats and organisms
- Abstract
- Exploration, education, engagement, and optimism
- Biodiversity policies from governmental and nongovernmental organizations
- Art within science, and science with an art
- Local energy engages and educates
- Coral nurseries ex situ and in situ
- Marine-protected areas—“Wildness is the preservation of the world”
- Deepwater Oculina coral reefs
- Biodiversity databases: Pooling of knowledge or a tangled web?
- Education and engagement (for one and all)—“The Gathering of Tribes”
- The present and future (blue) bioeconomy
- Coda
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 236
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 30, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128241127
- eBook ISBN: 9780128241134
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Jose Victor Lopez
Professor Lopez’s research at Nova Southeastern University’s Halmos College of Arts and Sciences (NSU HCAS) pivots on the action of genes/genomes, microbes and evolution. For nearly 25 years, his lab has applied genomics tools to address various specific questions in marine invertebrate-microbial symbiosis, microbial ecology, forensics, metagenomics, gene expression of oil-exposed organisms, and systematics/phylogenetics. Dr. Lopez is part of the DEEPEND Consortium to better understand food webs and microbial distributions in the deep Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. His laboratory was one of the founding members for the Global Invertebrate Genomics Alliance or GIGA. Professor Lopez and GIGA is also part of the wider Earth Biogenome Project. He was recently recognized as NSU’s President’s Distinguished Professor, and Halmos College Of Natural Sciences and Oceanography Professor of the Year (2018-2019).
Affiliations and expertise
Research, Nova Southeastern University’s Halmos College of Arts and Sciences (NSU HCAS), FL, USARead Assessments and Conservation of Biological Diversity from Coral Reefs to the Deep Sea on ScienceDirect