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Marine Biology, 8/e

Peter Castro, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Michael E. Huber, Sinclair Knight Merz, Brisbane, Australia

ISBN: 0073524166
Copyright year: 2010

Table of Contents



Part One Principles of Marine Science
1 The Science of Marine Biology
2 The Sea Floor
3 Chemical and Physical Features of Seawater and the World Ocean
4 Fundamentals of Biology

Part Two The Organisms of the Sea
5 The Microbial World
6 Multicellular Primary Producers: Seaweeds and Plants
7 Marine Animals Without a Backbone
8 Marine Fishes
9 Marine Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals

Part Three Structure and Function of Marine Ecosystems
10 An Introduction to Marine Ecology
11 Between the Tides
12 Estuaries: Where Rivers Meet the Sea
13 Life on the Continental Shelf
14 Coral Reefs
15 Life Near the Surface
16 The Ocean Depths

Part Four Humans and the Sea
17 Resources from the Sea
18 The Impact of Humans on the Marine Environment
19 The Oceans and Human Affairs

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