| Titre : |
CIESM atlas of exotic species in the mediterranean |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Zenetos, Argyro, Auteur |
| Editeur : |
CIESM |
| Année de publication : |
2003 |
| Importance : |
376 p. |
| Format : |
22 cm. |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-92-990003-3-5 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Index. décimale : |
900 Géographie, histoire, sciences auxiliaires de l'histoire |
| Résumé : |
Seashells have fascinated man from the earliest prehistoric times. Beyond the understandable passion of conchologists lies a very serious object of study, as living mollusks form a key element of marine benthic ecosystems worldwide.
Therefore marine scientists, biodiversity experts, naturalists and shell collectors will all find this richly illustrated volume, the third in our atlas collection, an original and most useful addition to their library. The subject of the book is the relatively recent arrival of numerous species of mollusks in Mediterranean waters.
This wave of exotic introductions, mainly originating from the indo-Pacific realm, signals an on-going "tropicalization" of the Mediterranean fauna, confirming trends already documented for fish and crustacean species in our previous atlases.
Whether this reflects the initial phase of a long-term process linked to global climatic change or just a finite phase of biodiversity re-equilibrium at the Mediterranean end of the Suez Canal is far too early to ascertain.
CIESM, the Mediterranean science commission, is proud to present this atlas which provides an illustrated record, complete with distribution maps, biological annotations and identification keys, of 137 mollusk species, all recent newcomers to the Mediterranean sea. Of this number, 85% are tropical, originating from the Red Sea or from the broader indo-Pacific domain, and remain largely confined to the eastern Mediterranean basin. Most of the new sightings were recorded in the past three decades alone, in part the outcome of increasing scientific attention to marine biodiversity, but maybe also an indication that the Mediterranean sea is about to experience a major biological shift during the course of this century.
The volume is the fruit of six years of rigorous work: the authors analyzed thousands of bibliographic records, tirelessly combed the archives and reference collections of museums and institutes, all along drawing information from the wide CIESM network of experts and from trusted, knowledgeable collectors. It deserves to be widely read. |
CIESM atlas of exotic species in the mediterranean [texte imprimé] / Zenetos, Argyro, Auteur . - CIESM, 2003 . - 376 p. ; 22 cm. ISBN : 978-92-990003-3-5 Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Index. décimale : |
900 Géographie, histoire, sciences auxiliaires de l'histoire |
| Résumé : |
Seashells have fascinated man from the earliest prehistoric times. Beyond the understandable passion of conchologists lies a very serious object of study, as living mollusks form a key element of marine benthic ecosystems worldwide.
Therefore marine scientists, biodiversity experts, naturalists and shell collectors will all find this richly illustrated volume, the third in our atlas collection, an original and most useful addition to their library. The subject of the book is the relatively recent arrival of numerous species of mollusks in Mediterranean waters.
This wave of exotic introductions, mainly originating from the indo-Pacific realm, signals an on-going "tropicalization" of the Mediterranean fauna, confirming trends already documented for fish and crustacean species in our previous atlases.
Whether this reflects the initial phase of a long-term process linked to global climatic change or just a finite phase of biodiversity re-equilibrium at the Mediterranean end of the Suez Canal is far too early to ascertain.
CIESM, the Mediterranean science commission, is proud to present this atlas which provides an illustrated record, complete with distribution maps, biological annotations and identification keys, of 137 mollusk species, all recent newcomers to the Mediterranean sea. Of this number, 85% are tropical, originating from the Red Sea or from the broader indo-Pacific domain, and remain largely confined to the eastern Mediterranean basin. Most of the new sightings were recorded in the past three decades alone, in part the outcome of increasing scientific attention to marine biodiversity, but maybe also an indication that the Mediterranean sea is about to experience a major biological shift during the course of this century.
The volume is the fruit of six years of rigorous work: the authors analyzed thousands of bibliographic records, tirelessly combed the archives and reference collections of museums and institutes, all along drawing information from the wide CIESM network of experts and from trusted, knowledgeable collectors. It deserves to be widely read. |
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