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 81
... surface and deep water , the more stable the water column is and the harder it is to mix . Occasionally surface water becomes more dense than the water below . Such a water column is called unstable because the situation cannot last ...
... surface and deep water , the more stable the water column is and the harder it is to mix . Occasionally surface water becomes more dense than the water below . Such a water column is called unstable because the situation cannot last ...
Page 436
... surface . The only effec- tive way for this to happen is for the water itself to move to the surface , carrying the nutrients along with it . This sounds simple enough , but it oc- curs only at certain times and places . The ocean is ...
... surface . The only effec- tive way for this to happen is for the water itself to move to the surface , carrying the nutrients along with it . This sounds simple enough , but it oc- curs only at certain times and places . The ocean is ...
Page 437
... surface , espe- cially in the open ocean . If the surface water gets more dense , however , it loses its tendency to float . In the ocean , this happens at high latitudes when winter cold and winds cool the surface water , making it ...
... surface , espe- cially in the open ocean . If the surface water gets more dense , however , it loses its tendency to float . In the ocean , this happens at high latitudes when winter cold and winds cool the surface water , making it ...
Contents
The Sea Floor | 22 |
Chemical and Physical Features | 51 |
Part Life in the Marine | 85 |
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