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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... rock ( Figure 2-10 ) . It was found that the rocks are older the farther they are from the ridge crest . One of the most important findings came from studying the magnetism of rocks on the sea floor . Geologists already knew that the ...
... rock ( Figure 2-10 ) . It was found that the rocks are older the farther they are from the ridge crest . One of the most important findings came from studying the magnetism of rocks on the sea floor . Geologists already knew that the ...
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... Rocks with normal magnetization cooled from molten rocks at a time when the earth's magnetic field was normal , that is , the same as it is today . If the positions of sea floor rocks with normal magnetization ( dark ) and reversed ...
... Rocks with normal magnetization cooled from molten rocks at a time when the earth's magnetic field was normal , that is , the same as it is today . If the positions of sea floor rocks with normal magnetization ( dark ) and reversed ...
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... rocks is of little help if the wave smashes a drifting log or something into the rocks , crushing whatever happens to live there . Waves can also turn rocks over , even large boulders . When this hap- pens the organisms on top of the rock ...
... rocks is of little help if the wave smashes a drifting log or something into the rocks , crushing whatever happens to live there . Waves can also turn rocks over , even large boulders . When this hap- pens the organisms on top of the rock ...
Contents
The Sea Floor | 22 |
Chemical and Physical Features | 51 |
Part Life in the Marine | 85 |
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