TY - BOOK ID - 14296246 TI - Meiobenthology : the microscopic motile fauna of aquatic sediments PY - 2009 SN - 3540686576 9786611871598 1281871591 3540686614 PB - Berlin : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Aquatic animals. KW - Meiofauna KW - Benthos KW - Ecology KW - Animal Geography KW - Zoology KW - Earth & Environmental Sciences KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Meiofauna. KW - Benthos. KW - Aquatic fauna KW - Water animals KW - Benthal organisms KW - Benthic organisms KW - Benthonic organisms KW - Meiobenthos KW - Life sciences. KW - Ecology. KW - Microbiology. KW - Zoology. KW - Invertebrates. KW - Ecotoxicology. KW - Life Sciences. KW - Life Sciences, general. KW - Animals KW - Aquatic organisms KW - Aquatic biology KW - Aquatic invertebrates KW - Interstitial animals UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:14296246 AB - Meiobenthology is the science of the tiny animals that live in huge numbers in all aquatic sediments. This fully revised and enlarged second edition emphasizes new discoveries and developments in this field. Major progress has been made in three general areas: Systematics, diversity and distribution Ecology, food webs, and energy flow Environmental aspects, including studies of anthropogenic impacts The meiobenthos of polar and tropical regions, deep-sea bottoms and hydrothermal vents are now studied in more detail. The high number of species found to survive under such extreme conditions puts them at the forefront of biodiversity studies. Molecular screening methods enable large numbers to be analyzed upon applying reasonable effort. The aim of this book is to synthesize these modern scientific achievements such that meiobenthology can play a key role in aquatic research and in assessing the health of our environment. From the reviews of the first edition: "Giere's scholarly but readable monograph on the meiobenthos will be welcomed by all aquatic benthic ecologists." Nature "Every librarian and every practicing meiobenthologist should have a copy of this book." Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. ER -