Oceanography: An Illustrated TextOceans cover over 70% of the Earth’s surface and are essential to life on this planet. And yet it is only recently that the science and technology of Oceanography has matured - indeed, astronauts walked on the surface of the Moon before scientists explored the Mid-Ocean Ridge, a great mountain range that covers close to 23% of the Earth’s total surface area! Oceanography provides the basis for understanding the oceans’ complexities, and an appreciation of the importance of recent discoveries (the volcanism and hydrothermal circulation within the Mid-Ocean Ridge) and improved sampling techniques (advanced remotely operated vehicle systems and satellite monitoring). It is written by expert teachers and leading researchers in each of the many aspects of Oceanography: Weather Systems; Physical Geography; Chemistry; Biology; Measurement Techniques; Economics. Oceanography is an authoritative, comprehensive, easy to read and richly illustrated guide to this vast and fascinating subject. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the oceans - crucial to our future, but as yet barely explored. Contributors M. V. Angel J. M. Bull J. D. Burton H. Charnock K. J. Collins M. B. Deacon N. C. Flemming A. Gebruk C. R. German W.J. Gould G. Griffiths T. Guymer P.J. Herring A.C. Jensen A.E.S. Kemp N.H. Kenyon R.S. Lampitt A.P.M. Lockwood J.J. Mallinson D.G. Masson R.A. Mills L.M. Parson D.A. Purdie A.L. Rice K.J. Richards P. Riddy I.S. Robinson R.G. Rothwell M. Sheader C.P. Summerhayes J. Thomson S.A. Thorpe P.A. Tyler M. Varney P.P.E. Weaver N.C. Wells R.B. Whitmarsh J.A. Williams C.M. Young |
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... zooplankton grazers rises ( Figure 16.19 ; see also Chapters 6 and 15 ) . These grazing zooplankton decline in turn during the summer as a result of food limitation , known as bottom - up con- trol , and / or the development of predator ...
... zooplankton grazers rises ( Figure 16.19 ; see also Chapters 6 and 15 ) . These grazing zooplankton decline in turn during the summer as a result of food limitation , known as bottom - up con- trol , and / or the development of predator ...
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... zooplankton in the mid - estuary area of Southampton Water , England , for 1990-1991 . The community is pre- sented in terms of ( a ) abundance and ( b ) the percentage composition of the most . significant elements of the meso - zoo ...
... zooplankton in the mid - estuary area of Southampton Water , England , for 1990-1991 . The community is pre- sented in terms of ( a ) abundance and ( b ) the percentage composition of the most . significant elements of the meso - zoo ...
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... zooplankton or juvenile fish from the vicinity of blooms ' . There is , indeed , no obvious inverse relationship between zooplankton numbers and either Mesodinium cell density or the reduced oxygen profile in the water column , as can ...
... zooplankton or juvenile fish from the vicinity of blooms ' . There is , indeed , no obvious inverse relationship between zooplankton numbers and either Mesodinium cell density or the reduced oxygen profile in the water column , as can ...
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