Dynamic Aquaria: Building and Restoring Ecosystems and the Biosphere - Hardcover

Adey, Walter H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 044315418X ISBN 13: 9780443154188

Publisher: Academic Press, 2024

Synopsis

Dynamic Aquaria: Building and Restoring Ecosystems and the Biosphere, Fourth Edition demonstrates how the living systems modeling of aquatic ecosystems for ecological, biological, physiological research, and ecosystem restoration produce answers to very complex ecological questions. The book describes unique characteristics of water that have allowed carbon chemistry to flourish and evolve life over 4 billion years, along with current disruptions such as global warming, overfishing, and chemical pollution. New content in this edition includes the use of LED lighting, DNA sequencing in microcosm construction and analysis, and the expansion of the bioengineered tool Algal Turf Scrubbing (ATS) to combat global pollution problems.

The book also features new information on marine calcification, research microcosms, thermogeography, and methods of water movement for minimizing plankton loss. It supports a deeper biological and ecological intelligence among the human population to better understand the processes behind environmental issues.

• Offers the basic physical and chemical background necessary for understanding aquatic and marine ecosystems
• Expands available electro-mechanical tools for developing living system models
• Features new information on the biomimicry water control system, Algal Turf Scrubbing (ATS)
• Evidences how ecosystem modeling can contribute to the understanding of climate change

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Walter Adey is an Emeritus Research Scientist and Curator for the National Museum of National History at the Smithsonian Institute. He received his B.S. in Geophysics from MIT, performed graduate studies at MIT and Harvard in Paleontology and Biology, and obtained his Ph.D. in Marine Botany and Geology from the University of Michigan. Since 1977, he has been the Director of the Marine Systems Laboratory at the Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Dr. Adey is an associate editor for Restoration Ecology and The Journal of Ecological Engineering. He has authored numerous publications and has developed several exhibits and operational mesocosm systems.

From the Back Cover

Dynamic Aquaria: Building and Restoring Ecosystems and the Biosphere, 4th Edition demonstrates how the living systems modeling of aquatic ecosystems for ecological, biological, and physiological research, and ecosystem restoration can produce answers to very complex ecological questions. It describes unique characteristics of water that have allowed carbon chemistry to flourish and evolve life over 4 billion years, and current disruptions such as global warming, overfishing, and chemical pollution.New content in this edition includes the use of LED lighting, DNA sequencing in microcosm construction and analysis, and the expansion of the bioengineered tool Algal Turf Scrubbing (ATS) as a tool to combat global pollution problems. It also features new information on marine calcification, research microcosms, thermogeography, and methods of water movement for minimizing plankton loss. This book supports a deeper biological and ecological intelligence among the human population to better understand the processes behind environmental issues.Dynamic Aquaria: Building and Restoring Ecosystems and the Biosphere, 4th Edition is a vital resource and suitable course text for studying or practicing aquatic biologists, ecologists, and aquaculturists. Researchers and activists in conservation work will also find this useful.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 044315418X
• ISBN 13: 9780443154188
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 532