Marine Biology Function, Biodiversity, Ecology

Name: Marine Biology Function, Biodiversity, Ecology
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ISBN: 9780195085730

ISBN-10: 0195085736

ISBN-13: 9780195085730

Edition: 1995

Authors: Jeffrey S. Levinton

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Written by one of the most highly respected researchers in marine biology, this text is the most current and accessible treatment of all aspects of this interdisciplinary field. Marine Biology aims to heighten students' inherent fascination with the ocean and marine life and describes in an easily understandable manner the biological principles which govern marine biological systems. It introduces the rich diversity of the marine environment by focusing on three major themes: 1) function, the way organisms solve problems and the chemical and physical factors affecting these solutions; 2) biodiversity, an overview of the various life forms in the ocean; and 3) ecology, the interaction of…

Book details

List price: $67.95
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/19/1995
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.31" long x 1.06" tall
Weight: 2.552



Preface



Principles of Oceanography and Marine Biology



Sounding the Deep



The Oceanic Environment



Ecological and Evolutionary Principles



Marine Organisms: Function and Environment



The Chemical and Physical Environment



Reproduction, Dispersal, and Migration



Life in a Fluid Medium



Organisms of the Open Sea



The Water Column: Plankton



The Water Column: Nekton



Processes in the Open Sea



Critical Factors in Plankton Abundance



Productivity and Food Webs in the Sea



Organisms of the Seabed



The Diversity of Benthic Marine Invertebrates



Seaweeds, Sea Grasses, and Benthic Microorganisms



Benthic Life Habits



Coastal Benthic Environments



The Tidelands: Rocky Shores, Soft-Substratum Shores, Marshes, Mangroves, and Estuaries



Sea Grass Beds, Kelp Forests, Rocky Reefs, and Coral Reefs



Processes on the Seabed, From the Shelf to the Deep Sea



From the Continental Shelf to the Deep Sea



Biodiversity and Conservation of the Ocean



Human Impact on the Sea



Food from the Sea



Marine Pollution


Glossary


Marine Biology Journals


Index