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 277
... primary consumers , primary producers must make about 10 times as much living tissue . To support 1,000 grams of copepods , for exam- ple , about 10,000 grams of phytoplankton must be eaten . In turn , only about one tenth of the primary ...
... primary consumers , primary producers must make about 10 times as much living tissue . To support 1,000 grams of copepods , for exam- ple , about 10,000 grams of phytoplankton must be eaten . In turn , only about one tenth of the primary ...
Page 431
... Production Epipelagic food webs are complex indeed , but they all share one simple fea- ture : Primary production by phytoplankton is the base . All other organisms , from the smallest zooplankton to the largest predators , depend on ...
... Production Epipelagic food webs are complex indeed , but they all share one simple fea- ture : Primary production by phytoplankton is the base . All other organisms , from the smallest zooplankton to the largest predators , depend on ...
Page 438
... Primary productivity ( mg C / m2 / day ) Nutrient limited B Temperate Spring bloom Light Nutrient limited limited ... production is nutrient limited . The level of production depends on nutrient recycling and the new input of nu- trients ...
... Primary productivity ( mg C / m2 / day ) Nutrient limited B Temperate Spring bloom Light Nutrient limited limited ... production is nutrient limited . The level of production depends on nutrient recycling and the new input of nu- trients ...
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The Sea Floor | 22 |
Chemical and Physical Features | 51 |
Part Life in the Marine | 85 |
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