Marine ecosystems : diversity and functions / edited by André Monaco, Patrick Prouzet.

Marine Biosphere, Carbonate Systems and the Carbon Cycle / André Monaco, Patrick Prouzet -- Biodiversity of Phytoplankton: Responses to Environmental Changes in Coastal Zones / André Monaco, Patrick Prouzet -- Marine Seagrasses (Magnoliophyta) in the Intertropical Zone / André Monaco, Patrick Prouzet -- Biocomplexity of Coral Ecosystems: Diversity in All its States / André Monaco, Patrick Prouzet -- Man and Diversity in the Coral Environment / André Monaco, Patrick Prouzet -- Hydrothermal Vents: Oases at Depth / André Monaco, Patrick Prouzet -- List of Authors -- Index -- Other Titles from ISTE in Earth Systems-Environmental Engineering.

In a perspective of sustainable management, the balance between ecological dynamics, social and economic are now at the heart of ecological modeling and environmental strategies screenwriting. Diversity and marine ecosystems function illustrates biodiversity, habitat diversity, structures and food webs in various oceans of the world and systems: pelagic and benthic ecosystems, coral reefs and seagrass beds, oasis of hydrothermal vents ridges or areas rich upwelling. Appropriate observation methods, long-term monitoring and modeling reveal the complexity of systems, trophic interactions and spatiotemporal dynamics. The ecosystem approach is a prerequisite to assess the state of these systems, their living resources and ecological services involved in local and global environmental changes.