Challenges in marine, soft-sediment benthoscape ecology
Challenges in marine, soft-sediment benthoscape ecology
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海洋软沉积物底栖生态学面临的挑战
DOI：
10.1007/s10980-007-9140-4
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发表时间：
2007
影响因子：
5.2
通讯作者：
R. Zajac
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作者：
R. Zajac
在本文中，我解决了三组面临的挑战，生态学家谁正在研究软沉积物底栖景观（或benthoscapes）。其中包括：（a）开发海底测绘和海底景观结构量化的技术和分析方法;（B）开发海底景观生态学理论，其中综合陆地和其他海洋系统的观点，但侧重于这些环境的独特方面;（c）取得经验性进展。需要在所有三个领域协调努力，以在理解软沉积物系统方面取得进展，可以说，软沉积物系统构成了地球上最大的景观。特别是，在将生物模式与软沉积物底栖生物的实际空间结构方面联系起来方面，需要做更多的工作。
In this paper I address three sets of challenges that face ecologists who are studying soft-sediment benthic landscapes (or benthoscapes). These include (a) development of technology and analytical approaches for sea floor mapping and quantifying benthoscape structure, (b) development of benthoscape ecology theory that integrates ideas from terrestrial and other marine systems, but focuses on the unique aspects of these environments, and (c) making empirical headway. Coordinated efforts in all three areas are needed to make progress in understanding soft-sediment systems, which arguably comprise the largest set of landscapes on the earth. In particular, much more work is needed in relating biotic patterns to the actual spatial structural aspects of soft-sediment benthoscapes.