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Marine biology / Peter Castra, Michael E. Huber.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2003. Edition: 4th editionDescription: xii, 468 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9780072937251
  • 0072937254B
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22 578.77 CAS
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Contents;

1. Principles of marine science
The science of marine biology
The sea floor
Chemical and physical features of seawater and the world ocean

2. Life in the marine environment
Some basics of biology
The microbial world
Multicellular primary producers: Seaweeds and plants
Marine animals without a backbone
Marine fishes
Marine reptiles, birds and mammals

3. Structure and function of marine ecosystems
An introduction of ecology
Between the tides
Estuaries: Where rivers meet the sea
Life on the continental shelf
Coral reefs
Life near the surface
The ocean depths

4. Humans and the sea
Resources from the sea
The impact of humans on the marine environment
The oceans and human affairs
The oceans and human affairs


Glossary : p. 443-456 . _ Index : p. 459-468.

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