The Antarctic Silverfish: a Keystone Species in a Changing Ecosystem /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Vacchi, Marino. (Editor ), Pisano, Eva. (Editor ), Ghigliotti, Laura. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Edición:1st ed. 2017.
Colección:Advances in Polar Ecology, 3
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Section I: Evolution and adaptations. Chapter 1. Evolution reshaped life for the water column: the skeleton of the Antarctic silverfish Pleuragramma antarctica (Boulenger 1902)
  • Chapter 2. Coping with ice: Freeze avoidance in the Antarctic silverfish (Pleuragramma antarctica) from egg to adult
  • Chapter 3. The unique haemoglobin system of migratory Pleuragramma antarctica: correlation of haematological and biochemical adaptations with mode of life
  • Chapter 4. Pro-oxidant challenges and antioxidant adaptation of Pleuragramma antarctica in platelet ice
  • Section II: Ecology and life history. Chapter 5. Diet and trophic ecology of adult Antarctic silverfish (Pleuragramma antarctica)
  • Chapter 6. Trophic ecology of early developmental stages of Antarctic silverfish
  • Chapter 7. The role of lipids in the life history of the Antarctic silverfish Pleuragramma antarctica
  • Chapter 8. Energetics of the Antarctic silverfish, Pleuragramma antarctica, from the Western Antarctic Peninsula
  • Chapter 9. Reproductive strategies of the Antarctic silverfish: known knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns
  • Chapter 10. Population structure and life history connectivity of Antarctic silverfish (Pleuragramma antarctica) in the Southern Ocean ecosystem
  • Section III: Challenges and conservation perspectives. Chapter 11. Acoustic methods of monitoring silverfish distribution and abundance
  • Chapter 12. Impact of climate change on the Antarctic silverfish and its consequences for the Antarctic ecosystem
  • Chapter 13. Conservation and management of the Antarctic silverfish Pleuragramma antarctica populations and habitats.