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 103
... Tropical Tropical Subtropical Cold Temperate 90 ° 180 ° Polar 90 ° 0 ° 30 ° 30 ° Subtropical Cold Temperate 60 ° surroundings . This allows them to remain highly active regardless of water temperature , but it also uses up a lot of ...
... Tropical Tropical Subtropical Cold Temperate 90 ° 180 ° Polar 90 ° 0 ° 30 ° 30 ° Subtropical Cold Temperate 60 ° surroundings . This allows them to remain highly active regardless of water temperature , but it also uses up a lot of ...
Page 194
... tropical waters . Sharks are primar- ily marine , but a few species travel far up rivers . Some believe that the bull shark ( Carcharhinus leucas ; Figure 7-6 , D ) has become permanently estab- lished in some rivers and lakes in the ...
... tropical waters . Sharks are primar- ily marine , but a few species travel far up rivers . Some believe that the bull shark ( Carcharhinus leucas ; Figure 7-6 , D ) has become permanently estab- lished in some rivers and lakes in the ...
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... tropical re- gions . Both overlap in such areas as the Gul of Mexico and southern Aus- tralia . Mangroves were introduced by humans to the Hawaiian Islands . Hemigrapsus , Pachygrapsus ) are scavengers that eat dead organic matter ...
... tropical re- gions . Both overlap in such areas as the Gul of Mexico and southern Aus- tralia . Mangroves were introduced by humans to the Hawaiian Islands . Hemigrapsus , Pachygrapsus ) are scavengers that eat dead organic matter ...
Contents
The Sea Floor | 22 |
Chemical and Physical Features | 51 |
Part Life in the Marine | 85 |
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