About Book

"Ecology is the scientific study of the interactions of organisms with one another and their environment. This comprises interactions between members of the same species, interactions between species, and interactions between organisms and their physical and chemical surroundings. Understanding the fundamental components of aquatic ecosystems and the interactions between live species and their surroundings might help control human influences on these systems more effectively. Aquatic ecology studies interactions in all types of aquatic habitats, including oceans, estuaries, lakes, ponds, wetlands, rivers, and streams. To structure the study of ecology into a conceptually manageable framework, the biological world is organized into a nested hierarchy, ranging in scale from genes, to cells, to tissues, to organs, to organisms, to species, to populations, to communities, to ecosystems, to biomes, and up to the level of the biosphere. This framework forms a panarchy and exhibits non-linear behaviors; this means that ""effect and cause are disproportionate, so that small changes to critical variables, such as the number of nitrogen fixers, can lead to disproportionate, perhaps irreversible, changes in the system properties. Aquatic ecosystems have physical qualities that influence the sorts of species that live there. Environmental variables such as nutrient content, temperature, water flow, and shelter have a direct effect on living organisms in a given habitat. Only creatures capable of surviving in the circumstances and utilising the resources available in a given environment will thrive. 

This book attempts to understand the multiple branches that fall under the discipline of ecology and aquatic ecosystem and how such concepts have practical applications. It brings together the latest information on the rapid advances and developments in this field. It deals with sustained renewability, biology and ecology of sentinel species, fingerprinting techniques on environmental ecology, supply side ecology and microbial ecology in glacier retreat. It also sheds light on chemical ecology of biocompounds, marine ecology—biotic and abiotic interactions and scyllarid lobster biology and ecology. This book is a compilation of chapters that discuss the most vital concepts in the field of ecology and aquatic ecosystem. Different approaches, evaluations and methodologies and advanced studies on the subject have been included in it. Coherent flow of topics, student-friendly language and extensive use of examples make this book an invaluable source of knowledge. As this field is emerging at a rapid pace, the contents of this book will help the readers understand the modern concepts and applications of the subject.

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About Author

Elliott Ainsworth is a Research Associate at Environmental Institute, Lyon. He pursued his Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Public Research University, Berlin. He is actively engaged in the researches focused on ecology, paleoecology aquatic ecosystems and commercial fishing. Ainsworth is an active member of several scientific and technical societies, where he continues to share his expertise and knowledge in the field of environment. He has also written several research papers, articles and journals related to environment, natural water resources, ecological psychology, ecosystems, and agroecology.