Introduction to the Biology of Marine Life

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Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2004 - Science - 449 pages
This textbook examines selected groups of marine organisms within a framework of basic biological principles and processes. With attention to taxonomic, evolutionary, ecological, behavioral, and physiological aspects of biological study, the book contains chapters on habitat, patterns of association, phytoplankton, marine plants, protozoans and inv

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Contents

The Ocean as a Habitat
16
Patterns of Associations
42
Photodisc
53
Food Chains and Food Webs
57
Phytoplankton
66
Primary Production in the Sea
79
Study Guide
95
Marine Plants
98
Tropical and Subtropical Shallow Seas
252
Anatomy and Growth
254
Reproduction in Corals
261
Open Oceans
290
The DeepSea Floor
334
Marine Birds and Mammals in Polar Seas
354
Marine Birds and Mammals
355
Migration 316
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Structural Features of Seaweeds
105
4
114
Oceanography from
123
Marine Protozoans and Invertebrates
124
Marine Protozoans
126
4
135
Marine Vertebrates
156
Estuaries
194
Mudflats
204
Temperate Coastal Seas
218
Example of Migration Integrating
369
Harvesting Living Marine Resources
382
Floor
388
Harvesting Living Marine
394
Selected References
409
Glossary
423
Index
431
Baleen Whales 401
432
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