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 139
... Mangroves Mangroves are shrubs and trees adapted in the most ingenious ways to live along tropical and subtropical shores around the world . They are land plants that can tolerate salt . Luxuriant and very productive mangrove forests ...
... Mangroves Mangroves are shrubs and trees adapted in the most ingenious ways to live along tropical and subtropical shores around the world . They are land plants that can tolerate salt . Luxuriant and very productive mangrove forests ...
Page 340
... Mangrove forests Mixed salt marshes and mangrove forests Figure 11-20 The world distribution of salt marshes and mangrove forests . Mangroves replace salt marshes in tropical re- gions . Both overlap in such areas as the Gul of Mexico ...
... Mangrove forests Mixed salt marshes and mangrove forests Figure 11-20 The world distribution of salt marshes and mangrove forests . Mangroves replace salt marshes in tropical re- gions . Both overlap in such areas as the Gul of Mexico ...
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... mangrove roots ( see Figure 11-1 ) . Several species of crabs feed on detritus or vegeta- tion . The muddy bottom around mangroves is inhabited by a variety of de- posit and suspension feeders as in temperate mud flats . These include ...
... mangrove roots ( see Figure 11-1 ) . Several species of crabs feed on detritus or vegeta- tion . The muddy bottom around mangroves is inhabited by a variety of de- posit and suspension feeders as in temperate mud flats . These include ...
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The Sea Floor | 22 |
Chemical and Physical Features | 51 |
Part Life in the Marine | 85 |
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