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The Northern Adriatic Ecosystem: Deep Time in a Shallow Sea by Frank McKinney (E

Description: The Northern Adriatic Ecosystem by Frank McKinney Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description The northern Adriatic Sea is transient, most recently flooded between 18,000 to 6,000 years ago following the last glacial maximum, and it will drain again with the onset of the next glacial period. This book enables us to understand better the ecological structure of the Adriatics floor. Publisher Description The northern Adriatic Sea is transient, most recently flooded between 18,000 to 6,000 years ago following the last glacial maximum, and it will drain again with the onset of the next glacial period. Despite its youth, uniformly shallow depth, and flat sediment floor, it hosts a broad range of bottom-dwelling sea life ecologically resembling communities that have existed in the shallow sea since the Ordovician Period, some 500 million years ago.The northern Adriatic is a natural laboratory in which to test hypotheses concerning the shift from the Paleozoic prevalence of stationary suspension-feeders living on the surface of the sediment and feeding from the overlying waters to, more recently, bottom-dwelling animals living dominantly in or actively seeking temporary refuge within the sediments of the sea floor, regardless of where they feed. Across the northern Adriatic Sea there is an ecological gradient from Paleozoic-style surface-dwelling communities in the east to "modern" communities living almost exclusively within the sediments in the west. Therefore, within the relatively small area of the northern Adriatic, there is an existing gradient similar to the profound ecological change from Paleozoic to more modern marine life.During the early twentieth century, life at the bottom of the Adriatic was systematically sampled from the east to the west coasts, revealing the most common animals and their distribution. In this book Frank K. McKinney combines these findings with more recent, local studies to understand better the ecological structure of the Adriatics floor. Specifically, he uses the predation, sediment textures and deposition rates, currents, and nutrients of northern Adriatic bottom communities to evaluate hypotheses concerning the conditions that drove surface-dwelling animals to seek long-term refuge within sea floor sediment. Though the northern Adriatic has been well studied since the advent of the marine sciences, it is not widely known by paleontologists. With this volume, McKinney illuminates what this "living laboratory" can tell us about the evolution of multicellular life on Earth. Author Biography Frank K. McKinney, Emeritus Professor of Geology at Appalachian State University, is a paleontologist who studies evolution and ecology of marine invertebrates, primarily Bryozoa. He has held long-term research associate appointments at the Natural History Museum, London; American Museum; Field Museum; and Virginia Museum of Natural History. With Jeremy Jackson he is the author of Bryozoan Evolution. Details ISBN 0231132425 ISBN-13 9780231132428 Title The Northern Adriatic Ecosystem Author Frank McKinney Format Hardcover Year 2007 Pages 328 Publisher Columbia University Press GE_Item_ID:144701147; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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ISBN-13: 9780231132428

Book Title: The Northern Adriatic Ecosystem

Number of Pages: 328 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: Northern Adriatic Ecosystem : Deep Time in a Shallow Sea

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Publication Year: 2007

Subject: Life Sciences / Ecology, Ecosystems & Habitats / Oceans & Seas, Life Sciences / Marine Biology, Paleontology

Item Height: 0.1 in

Item Weight: 28.1 Oz

Type: Textbook

Item Length: 1 in

Subject Area: Nature, Science

Author: Frank Mckinney

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Series: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology Ser.

Format: Hardcover

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