Australian Echinoderms : Biology, Ecology and Evolution
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| Title: | Australian Echinoderms : Biology, Ecology and Evolution |
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| Description: | Echinoderms, including feather stars, seastars, brittle stars, sea urchins and sea cucumbers, are some of the most beautiful and interesting animals in the sea. They play an important ecological role and several species of sea urchins and sea cucumbers form the basis of important fisheries. Over 1000 species live in Australian waters, from the shoreline to the depths of the abyssal plain and the tropics to Antarctic waters. Australian Echinoderms is an authoritative account of Australia's 110 families of echinoderms. It brings together in a single volume comprehensive information on the identification, biology, evolution, ecology and management of these animals for the first time. Richly illustrated with beautiful photographs and written in an accessible style, Australian Echinoderms suits the needs of marine enthusiasts, academics and fisheries managers both in Australia and other geographical areas where echinoderms are studied. Winner of the 2018 Whitley Medal |
| Authors: | Timothy D. O'Hara, Maria Byrne |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Marine invertebrates--Evolution, Marine biology, Echinodermata--Ecology, Echinodermata--Evolution, Marine invertebrates--Ecology |
| Categories: | SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Echinoderms, including feather stars, seastars, brittle stars, sea urchins and sea cucumbers, are some of the most beautiful and interesting animals in the sea. They play an important ecological role and several species of sea urchins and sea cucumbers form the basis of important fisheries. Over 1000 species live in Australian waters, from the shoreline to the depths of the abyssal plain and the tropics to Antarctic waters. Australian Echinoderms is an authoritative account of Australia's 110 families of echinoderms. It brings together in a single volume comprehensive information on the identification, biology, evolution, ecology and management of these animals for the first time. Richly illustrated with beautiful photographs and written in an accessible style, Australian Echinoderms suits the needs of marine enthusiasts, academics and fisheries managers both in Australia and other geographical areas where echinoderms are studied. Winner of the 2018 Whitley Medal |
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| ISBN: | 9781486307623 9781486307630 9781486307647 |
