Essentials of OceanographyRevised for increased readability, this full-colour text offers an insightful, ecologically-sensitive presentation of the relationship of scientific principles to ocean phenomena. Now better suited for non-major oceanography courses, this edition offers a broader study with a marked reduction in concentrated topic coverage, with a continued emphasis on how we must take more precautions in activities that can modify the environment and learn how to keep these modifications to a minimum. |
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... Environment 266 Physical Support 266 Effects of Salinity 266 Availability of Solar Radiation 269 Osmosis 267 Availability of Nutrients Margins of the Continents 269 Water Color and Life in the Oceans 270 Importance of Organism Size 270 ...
... Environment 266 Physical Support 266 Effects of Salinity 266 Availability of Solar Radiation 269 Osmosis 267 Availability of Nutrients Margins of the Continents 269 Water Color and Life in the Oceans 270 Importance of Organism Size 270 ...
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... environment . This chapter focuses on that relation . Marine Organisms and Their Environment The ocean environment is far more stable than the ter- restrial environment . This is particularly true regarding temperature . As a result of ...
... environment . This chapter focuses on that relation . Marine Organisms and Their Environment The ocean environment is far more stable than the ter- restrial environment . This is particularly true regarding temperature . As a result of ...
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... Environment We can readily divide the marine environment into two basic units . The ocean water itself is the pelagic envi- ronment ( pelagic means " of the sea ” ) . Here floaters and swimmers play out their lives in a complex food web ...
... Environment We can readily divide the marine environment into two basic units . The ocean water itself is the pelagic envi- ronment ( pelagic means " of the sea ” ) . Here floaters and swimmers play out their lives in a complex food web ...
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The RossesSounders of the Deep | 11 |
Law of the | 22 |
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