Marine Life and the Sea

Name: Marine Life and the Sea
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ISBN: 9780534163143

ISBN-10: 0534163149

ISBN-13: 9780534163143

Edition: 1st 1995

Authors: David H. Milne

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This introductory text covers the principles of marine biology, including marine organisms and their ecological interactions, and the role of ocean mechanisms and marine organisms in maintaining global stability. In addition this book covers the following aspects more completely than most texts: (1) an expanded view of the whole earth and the human role in it, including global warming, UV damage to marine systems via ozone depletion, and possible Gaia feedback mechanisms; (2) fisheries, a topic that is essential to understanding the human/sea relationship but has been traditionally ignored by marine biologists, (3) a much better treatment of marine life in the geologic past.

Book details

List price: $319.95
Edition: 1st
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Brooks/Cole
Publication date: 10/27/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.288




The global oceans



Geographic and Geologic Features of the World''s Oceans



Moving Ocean Waters and Their Relationship to Life



Living in seawater



The Responses of Organisms to Sea Temperature, Salinity, and Dissolved Gases



Uses of Underwater Light and Sound



Adaptations to the Weight and Density of Water



The marine organisms



Bacteria, Protists, Plants, and Fungi



Invertebrate Animals in the Sea



The Marine Vertebrates I: Fishes, Sharks, and Kin



The Marine Vertebrates II: Birds, Reptiles, and Mammals



Marine ecology



Populations, Communities, and Ecosystems



Energy in Ecosystems



The Movements of Materials Through Ecosystems



Communities and Ecology of the Offshore Oceans



Life in Shallow Water



Stability and Change in Marine Communities



Long-Term Change in Communities



The human impact on the sea



Additions of Materials to the Oceans



Changing the Oceans by Harvesting Organisms



Changing the Oceans by Changing the Atmosphere The Author''s Last Word


Appendixes


Glossary


Index