Marine Biology An Ecological Approach

Name: Marine Biology An Ecological Approach
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ISBN: 9780805345827

ISBN-10: 0805345825

ISBN-13: 9780805345827

Edition: 6th 2005 (Revised)

Authors: James Willard Nybakken, Mark D. Bertness

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*0-8053-4582-5, Nybakken, James and Bertness, Mark, Marine Biology: An Ecological Approach, Sixth Edition//-- Marine Biology: An Ecological Approach, Sixth Edition approaches the subject of marine biology by emphasizing the ecological principles that govern marine life throughout all ocean environments and by acknowledging the differences between marine and terrestrial ecosystems. This unique approach adds real-world relevance by exploring how organisms interact within their individual ecosystems while also focusing on the significance of human impact on the sea. Marine Environments, Plankton Communities, Oceanic Nekton, Deep-Sea Biology, Shallow-Water Subtidal Benthic Associations,…

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List price: $144.33
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company
Publication date: 10/8/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 592
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.838
Language: English




Introduction to the Marine Environment


Properties of Water


Basic Oceanography


Some Ecological Principles


Larvae and Larval Ecology


Comparison of Terrestrial and Marine Ecosystems


Division of the Marine Environment



Plankton and Plankton Communities


The Phytoplankton


The Zooplankton


Floatation Mechanisms


Primary Production


Factors Affecting Primary Productivity


Primary Productivity of the Biosphere


The Ocean Ecosystem: The Classic Model


The Ocean Ecosystem: A Changing Model



Oceanic Nekton


Composition of the Oceanic Nekton


Environmental Conditions


Adaptations of Oceanic Nekton


Ecology of Nekton



Deep-Sea Biology


Zonation


Sampling the Deep Sea


Environmental Characteristics


Adaptations of Deep-Sea Organisms


Community Ecology of the Benthos


Midwater Community Ecology



Shallow-Water Subtidal Benthic Associations


Environmental Conditions


Unvegetated Sedimentary Environments


Rocky Subtidal Communities


Kelp Beds and Forests


Seagrass Communities


Some Special Communities


Biology of Polar Seas



Intertidal Ecology


Environmental Conditions


Adaptations of Intertidal Organisms


Rocky Shores


Cobble Beaches


Sandy Shores


Muddy Shores


Intertidal Fishes


Birds



Meiofauna


Environmental Characteristics


Composition of the Interstitial Assemblages


Sampling and Extracting Meiofaunna


Adaptations


Ecology



Estuaries and Salt Marshes


Types of Estuaries


Physical Characteristics of Estuaries


The Biota of Estuaries


Adaptations of Estuarine Organisms