دانلود کتاب The Mediterranean Sea in the Era of Global Change 1: 30 Years of Multidisciplinary Study of the Ligurian Sea

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Cover......Page 1
Half-Title Page......Page 3
Title Page......Page 5
Copyright Page......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 11
1.1. The first naturalists on the shores of the Ligurian Sea......Page 15
1.2. Vertical structure of the Mediterranean and hydrodynamics......Page 18
1.3. Flow rate of the Ligurian Current......Page 22
1.4. Mesoscale structures in the Ligurian Sea: hydrodynamic front and the search for spatial precision......Page 23
1.5. The seabed and living species......Page 25
1.6. Study of chemical substances in the Ligurian Sea......Page 26
1.7. Towards a synoptic vision of the Ligurian Sea. Remote sensing......Page 27
1.8. Towards continuous observation and environmental monitoring......Page 29
1.9. References......Page 30
2.2. Geographic and geological boundaries......Page 41
2.3.1. Birth of the Ligurian basin......Page 43
2.3.2. Creation and evolution of the Ligurian Sea continental margins......Page 46
2.4.1. General morphology......Page 49
2.4.2. Submarine canyons......Page 51
2.5.1. Evolution of the sedimentary cover......Page 52
2.5.2. Prevailing sedimentary mechanisms......Page 55
2.6. A few concluding remarks......Page 59
2.7. References......Page 61
3.1. Introduction......Page 63
3.2. Circulation patterns from large scale to frontal dynamics......Page 64
3.3. Observation time series: sentinel of the Mediterranean Sea......Page 78
3.4. Discussion and conclusion......Page 86
3.5. References......Page 88
4.1. Introduction......Page 93
4.2. Distribution of the carbonate system in the Ligurian Sea......Page 97
4.3. The seasonal cycle in surface water......Page 99
4.4.1. Surface trends......Page 103
4.4.2. Interior trends......Page 106
4.5. Changes in the carbonate system in the Ligurian Sea in the Mediterranean Sea and global contexts......Page 109
4.7. Acknowledgments......Page 111
4.8. References......Page 112
5.1. Introduction......Page 119
5.2. What is required for biological development?......Page 120
5.3.1. External sources......Page 124
5.3.2. Inputs from deep layers......Page 131
5.3.3. Budgets......Page 132
5.4. Seasonal patterns......Page 133
5.5. Spatial distribution......Page 135
5.6.1. The Redfield model......Page 136
5.6.2. Peculiarity of N:P molar ratios in the Ligurian area......Page 137
5.6.3. Model of P-limitation......Page 139
5.7. Decadal trends and possible consequences for regional productivity......Page 141
5.9. References......Page 143
6.1.1. Regional context of the area......Page 153
6.1.2. The diversity of phytoplankton species: the base of community ecology......Page 156
6.1.3. Phytoplankton community structure......Page 160
6.2. From the influence of small spatiotemporal features to the interannual and long-term variability......Page 164
6.3. Modeling the impact of the physics on phytoplankton growth and distribution......Page 166
6.4. References......Page 168
7.1. Background......Page 179
7.1.1. Microbial food webs......Page 180
7.1.2. Microbe-mediated ecosystem functions and biogeochemical cycles......Page 181
7.3. Diel variability of micro-organisms......Page 182
7.4. Seasonal variability of micro-organisms......Page 184
7.5. Variability of micro-organisms: sunlight versus dark ocean......Page 186
7.6.1. Upwelling......Page 188
7.6.2. Sahara dust aerosols......Page 189
7.6.3. Volcano ash aerosols......Page 191
7.6.4. Black carbon-rich aerosols......Page 192
7.6.5. Conclusions......Page 193
7.8. Effect of global warming and ocean acidification on micro-organisms......Page 194
7.9. Effect of P-limitation on micro-organisms......Page 195
7.10. Effect of viral lysis and flagellate grazing on prokaryotic diversity and growth......Page 196
7.11. Nanobacteria, ultramicrobacteria and starvation forms......Page 198
7.13. Horizontal gene transfer......Page 199
7.15. References......Page 200
Acronyms......Page 207
Glossary......Page 211
List of Authors......Page 229
Index......Page 231
Summary of Volume 2......Page 233
Other titles from iSTE in Earth Systems – Environmental Sciences......Page 237
EULA......Page 241