Australian Echinoderms
Biology, Ecology and Evolution
- 624 pages
- English
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Australian Echinoderms
Biology, Ecology and Evolution
About This Book
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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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents at a Glance
- Extended Contents
- Foreword
- Editors and Contributors
- Contributors
- Illustrators and Photographers
- Part 1: Introduction to Echinoderms
- Part 2: Echinoderm Diversity
- References
- Index