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 40
... sediment on the open ocean floor is a fine sediment called red clay . The second major type of marine sediment , biogenous sediment , is made up of the skeletons and shells of marine organisms . Some biogenous sediments are composed of ...
... sediment on the open ocean floor is a fine sediment called red clay . The second major type of marine sediment , biogenous sediment , is made up of the skeletons and shells of marine organisms . Some biogenous sediments are composed of ...
Page 312
... sediment , as op- posed to rock , as a soft bottom . The dividing line isn't always clear . Boulder fields are usually thought of as rocky , but how small the rocks have to be before the bottom is considered " soft " is not precisely ...
... sediment , as op- posed to rock , as a soft bottom . The dividing line isn't always clear . Boulder fields are usually thought of as rocky , but how small the rocks have to be before the bottom is considered " soft " is not precisely ...
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... sediment in the reef framework is an essential part of reef growth . The structure of a reef is formed as much by the accumulation of coarse calcium carbonate sediment as by the growth of corals . Encrusting algae grow over the sediment ...
... sediment in the reef framework is an essential part of reef growth . The structure of a reef is formed as much by the accumulation of coarse calcium carbonate sediment as by the growth of corals . Encrusting algae grow over the sediment ...
Contents
The Sea Floor | 22 |
Chemical and Physical Features | 51 |
Part Life in the Marine | 85 |
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