Marine BiologyThe new, sixth edition of Marine Biology covers the basics of marine biology and takes a global, non-regional perspective, emphasizing that the world's oceans and seas are an integrated system that cannot be understood by looking in any one person's own backyard. For many students this is a new perspective. This introductory, one-semester text is designed for non-majors. |
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Page 180
... sea star ( Pisaster ochraceus - the one on the lower right in feeding posi- tion ) and the smaller bat sea star ( Patiria minata ) from the Pacific coast of North America . ( B ) Linckia guildingi , from the Caribbean , shows remark ...
... sea star ( Pisaster ochraceus - the one on the lower right in feeding posi- tion ) and the smaller bat sea star ( Patiria minata ) from the Pacific coast of North America . ( B ) Linckia guildingi , from the Caribbean , shows remark ...
Page 395
... sea star ( Acanthaster planci ) is an important and controver- sial coral ... stars by pinching and biting their tube feet . The crown - of - thorns can ... sea stars , so the sea stars concentrate on other species of coral . In fact ...
... sea star ( Acanthaster planci ) is an important and controver- sial coral ... stars by pinching and biting their tube feet . The crown - of - thorns can ... sea stars , so the sea stars concentrate on other species of coral . In fact ...
Page 396
... sea stars ( Acanthaster planci ) in Australia . The white branches in this col- ony of staghorn coral ( Acropora ) show the bare calcium carbonate skeleton left behind after feeding by several sea stars . Figure 13-40 A triton shell ...
... sea stars ( Acanthaster planci ) in Australia . The white branches in this col- ony of staghorn coral ( Acropora ) show the bare calcium carbonate skeleton left behind after feeding by several sea stars . Figure 13-40 A triton shell ...
Contents
The Sea Floor | 22 |
Chemical and Physical Features | 51 |
Part Life in the Marine | 85 |
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