Baltic Crustaceans

This book presents all Malacostracan cructaceans occurring in the Baltic Sea in water salinity from 2 to 15 psu. The Baltic sea is very special due to its low salinity and characteristic fauna. For each of the 58 species the systematic position, the origin and distribution in European waters are given, and the environmental preferences, the role in the food web and human economy described. The book describes the history of the Baltic sea and the occurrence of crustaceans in its history against the terms of hydrological conditions, explaining why in the Baltic sea only part of all marine crustaceans occur. The book is richly illustrated with photographs and beautiful pictures of animals specifically prepared for this book.

List of contents

1. Introduction.- 2. Crustaceans in the history of the Baltic Sea.- 3. Baltic Sea - the life environment.- 3.1. Salinity.- 3.2. Temperature.- 3.3. Stagnation.- 3.4. Oxygenation.- 3.5. Bottom sediments.- 3.6. Human activity impact.- 4. Szczecin Lagoon and Pomeranian Bay.- 5. Gulf of Gdanks and Vistula Lagoon.- 6. Gulf of Riga.- 7. Gulf of Finland.- 8. Gulf of Bothnia.- 9. General characteristics of Malacostraca.- 10. Table of species.- 11. Non native species.- 12. Function and importance of crustaceans.- 13. Literature.- 14. Glossary.

Summary

Features beautiful and unique pictures of Baltic crustaceansPresents original descriptions of Baltic crustacean speciesFirst book of general information about Baltic Malacostraca

Product details

• Authors: Anna Szaniawska
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Original title: Skorupiaki Baltyku
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2018
• EAN: 9783319858944
• ISBN: 978-3-31-985894-4
• No. of pages: 199
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 10 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 368 g
• Illustrations: IX, 199 p. 120 illus., 75 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Miscellaneous; B, Water, Earth and Environmental Science, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Zoology, Freshwater, Marine & Freshwater Sciences, Marine sciences, Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Aquatic ecology, Hydrobiology, Freshwater and Marine Ecology, Zoology: insects (entomology) & other invertebrates, Invertebrates, Scientific equipment, experiments and techniques