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 287
... shore , and at least at low tide , we can see it without goggles and move through it without swim fins . Perhaps more importantly from the scientist's point of view , we can work in the in- tertidal without cumbersome and expensive ...
... shore , and at least at low tide , we can see it without goggles and move through it without swim fins . Perhaps more importantly from the scientist's point of view , we can work in the in- tertidal without cumbersome and expensive ...
Page 293
... shore . Anyone who has been knocked around by the surf appreciates how much energy waves can carry . Rocky intertidal organisms are exposed to the full power of the sea ( see Figure 3-1 ) . The Distribution of Wave Energy Along the Shore ...
... shore . Anyone who has been knocked around by the surf appreciates how much energy waves can carry . Rocky intertidal organisms are exposed to the full power of the sea ( see Figure 3-1 ) . The Distribution of Wave Energy Along the Shore ...
Page 540
... shores also happen to be among the most restless of all marine environ- ments . Sand shifts , so disruptions like storms , hurricanes , wind , and currents periodically modify the shore . Beaches have been shrinking and disappearing ...
... shores also happen to be among the most restless of all marine environ- ments . Sand shifts , so disruptions like storms , hurricanes , wind , and currents periodically modify the shore . Beaches have been shrinking and disappearing ...
Contents
The Sea Floor | 22 |
Chemical and Physical Features | 51 |
Part Life in the Marine | 85 |
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