Introduction to the Biology of Marine Life

James L. Sumich, et al (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

480 Seiten

1998 | 7th Revised edition
Brown (William C.) Co ,U.S. (Verlag)
978-0-697-34541-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This updated introductory text includes maritime and environmental laws, environmental hazards, and changes in marine classification systems. It includes numerous new photographs and illustrations, with the emphasis being on ecological/conservation issues.

Inhalt

Part 1 Introductory concepts: the ocean as a habitat; some ecological and biological concepts. Part 2 Marine primary procedures: phytoplankton; marine plants; primary production in the sea. Part 3 Diversity of marine animals: protozoans and invertebrates; marine vertebrates. Part 4 Benthic communities: the intertidal - estuaries; coral reefs; below the tides. Part 5 The pelagic realm: the zooplankton; nekton - distribution, locomotion and feeding; nekton - migration, sensory reception and reproduction. Part 6 Human intervention in the sea: food from the sea; ocean pollution.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.8.1998
• Zusatzinfo: photographs, illustrations
• Verlagsort: Dubuque, IA
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 196 x 260 mm
• Gewicht: 1140 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie
• ISBN-10: 0-697-34541-6 / 0697345416
• ISBN-13: 978-0-697-34541-7 / 9780697345417
• Zustand: Neuware