Galápagos Marine Invertebrates: Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin’s Islands PDF
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Galapagos Marine Invertebrates Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin's Islands TOPICS IN GEOBIOLOGY Series Editors: F. G. Stehli, DOSECC. Inc .• Gainesville. Florida D. S. Jones, University of Florida. Gainesville. Florida Volume 1 SKELETAL GROWTH OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS Biological Records of Environmental Change Edited by Donald C. Rhoads and Richard A. Lutz Volume 2 ANIMAL-SEDIMENT RELATIONS The Biogenic Alteration of Sediments Edited by Peter L. McCall and Michael J. S. Tevesz Volume 3 BIOTIC INTERACTIONS IN RECENT AND FOSSIL BENTHIC COMMUNITIES Edited by Michael J. S. Tevesz and Peter L. McCall Volume 4 THE GREAT AMERICAN BIOTIC INTERCHANGE Edited by Francis G. Stehli and S. David Webb Volume 5 MAGNETITE BIOMINERALIZATION AND MAGNETORECEPTION IN ORGANISMS A New Biomagnetism Edited by Joseph L. Kirschvink. Douglas S. Jones. and Bruce J. MacFadden Volume 6 NAUTILUS The Biology and Paleobiology of a Living Fossil Edited by W. Bruce Saunders and Neil H. Landman Volume 7 HETEROCHRONY IN EVOLUTION A Multidisciplinary Approach Edited by Michael L. McKinney Volume 8 GALApAGOS MARINE INVERTEBRATES Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin's Islands Edited by Matthew J. James Volume 9 TAPHONOMY Releasing the Data Locked in the Fossil Record Edited by Peter A. Allison and Derek E. G. Briggs Galapagos Marine Invertebrates Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin's Islands Edited by Matthew J. James Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, California Springer Science+B usiness Media, LLC Library of Congress Cataloging-1n-Publication Data Galapagos marine invertebrates : taxonomy, biogeography, and evolution in Darwin's islands / edited by Matthew J. James. p. cm. — ^Topics in geobiology ; v. 6) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4899-0648-9 1. Marine invertebrates—Galapagos Islands. I. James, Matthew J. II. Series. QL345.G2G35 1991 592. 09866'5—dc20 91-19754 CIP ISBN 978-1-4899-0648-9 ISBN 978-1-4899-0646-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4899-0646-5 © 1991 Springer Science+Business Media New York Originally published by Plenum Press, New York in 1991 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1991 All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher To my parents Janet Frances James, Ed.D. (1932-1980) Robert Francis James, M.D. Contributors William C. Banta Department of Biology, The American University, Washington, D.C. 20016 J. L. Barnard Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560 James A. Blake Science Applications International Corporation, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543 Richard C. Brusca Department of Marine Invertebrates, San Diego Museum of Natural History, San Diego, California 92112 Steven M. Chambers Division of Endangered Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103. Present address: Southern Califor nia Field Station-Ventura Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ventura, California 93003 Francisco P. Chavez Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Pacific Grove, California 93950 Mitchell W. Colgan Earth Sciences Board of Studies, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California 95064. Present address: Department of Geology, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina 29424 Yves Finet Department of Invertebrates, Museum of Natural History, CH1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland John S. Garth Allan Hancock Foundation, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0371 Terrence M. Gosliner Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Geology, Califor nia Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California 94118 Alan W. Harvey Shannon Point Marine Center, Anacortes, Washington 98221 Thomas M. Iliffe Department of Marine Biology, Texas A & M University at Galveston, Galveston, Texas 77553 Matthew J. James Department of Geology, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California 94928 vii viii Contributors E. Alison Kay Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 David L. Malmquist Earth Sciences Board of Studies, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California 95064 Linda Yvonne Maluf Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Univer sity of Arizona, Thcson, Arizona 85721. Present address: 4081 Minuteman, Boise, Idaho 83706 Sally E. Walker Department of Paleontology, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720. Present address: Department of Zoology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-2914 Wilfried Westheide Systematic Zoology, Department of Biology/Chemistry, Uni versity of Osnabriick, D-4500 Osnabriick, Federal Republic of Germany Mary K. Wicksten Department of Biology, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas 77843 Victor A. Zullo Department of Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403-3297 Contents Introduction • Marine Invertebrate Evolution in the Galapagos Islands Matthew J. James 1. Perspective of This Volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2. Directions for Future Research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3. Plan of This Volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 I. Oceanographic Setting Chapter 1 • The Galapagos Islands and Their Relation to Oceanographic Processes in the Tropical Pacific Francisco P. Chavez and Richard C. Brusca 1. Introduction ..................................................... 9 2. Tectonic Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 3. Mean Conditions and Their Seasonal Variations .................... 11 4. Interannual Variability ............................................ 24 5. Summary and Conclusions................. . .... ... . ..... .... ... .. 29 References ....................................................... 30 II. Meiofauna and Annelida Chapter 2 • The Meiofauna of the Galapagos: A Review Wilfried Westheide 1. Introduction ..................................................... 37 2. Sampling and Extraction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 3. Composition of Taxa........ . .... . ... . .... .. ...... ...... . ... ..... . 41 4. Abundance and Dynamics ........................................ 56 5. Dominating Groups............. .... . ... . . .... ... . ... . .... ... . ... . 58 ix x Contents 6. Zonation ........................................................ 60 7. Number of Species ............................................... 60 8. Origin of Species. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 62 9. Meiofauna Speciation in the Galapagos Islands ..................... 65 References ....................................................... 69 Chapter 3 • The Polychaete Fauna of the Galapagos Islands James A. Blake 1. Introduction ..................................................... 75 2. History of Polychaete Collections in the Galapagos Islands. . . . . . . . . . . 76 3. Results .......................................................... 76 4. List of Species with Reference Citations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 5. Discussion....................................................... 90 6. Appendix: List of Stations Sampled by the Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions ...................................................... 91 References ....................................................... 95 III. Coelenterata Chapter 4 • EI Nino and Coral Reef Development in the Galapagos Islands: A Study of the Urvina Bay Uplift Mitchell W. Colgan 1. Introduction ..................................................... 99 2. Methods......................................................... 103 3. Results and Discussion ........................................... 105 4. Conclusion ...................................................... 115 References ....................................................... 118 IV. Arthropoda (Crustacea) Chapter 5 • Taxonomy, Distribution, and Ecology of Galapagos Brachyura John S. Garth 1. Taxonomy of Galapagos Brachyura ..... .... ..... .... ............... 123 2. Distribution of Galapagos Brachyura ............................... 132 3. Ecology of Galapagos Brachyura ................................... 137 References ....................................................... 143
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