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 247
... nitrogen in the air . Nitrogen dissolves much better at high pressures , like those experienced at depth . The blood of scuba divers picks up a lot of nitrogen while they are below the surface . If the pressure is sud- denly released ...
... nitrogen in the air . Nitrogen dissolves much better at high pressures , like those experienced at depth . The blood of scuba divers picks up a lot of nitrogen while they are below the surface . If the pressure is sud- denly released ...
Page 282
... nitrogen gas Nitrogen fixation ( same bacteria and blue - green algae ) Detritus feeding Detritus Decomposition Death Food Nitrates chain Excretion Nitrites Excretion Ammonia Absorption Death Plants Absorption Animals Figure 9-20 The ...
... nitrogen gas Nitrogen fixation ( same bacteria and blue - green algae ) Detritus feeding Detritus Decomposition Death Food Nitrates chain Excretion Nitrites Excretion Ammonia Absorption Death Plants Absorption Animals Figure 9-20 The ...
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... nitrogen fixation of any natural community . The main nitrogen fixers are blue - green algae ( or cyanobacte- ria ) , especially a free - living one called Calothrix and a group that lives sym- biotically in sponges . There is evidence ...
... nitrogen fixation of any natural community . The main nitrogen fixers are blue - green algae ( or cyanobacte- ria ) , especially a free - living one called Calothrix and a group that lives sym- biotically in sponges . There is evidence ...
Contents
The Sea Floor | 22 |
Chemical and Physical Features | 51 |
Part Life in the Marine | 85 |
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