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An Introduction to the Biology of Marine Life, Eighth Edition, engages students in the excitement and challenge of understanding marine organisms and the environments in which they live. Selected groups of marine organisms are examined within a framework of basic biological principles and processes that are fundamental to all forms of life in the sea including taxonomy, evolution, ecology, behavior, and physiology.
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A text for an introductory course for nonmajor or premajor students with some exposure to basic biology concepts. This sixth edition incorporates a new organization into six sections on introductory concepts, marine primary producers, diversity of marine animals, benthic communities, the pelagic realm, and human intervention in the sea, with expanded material on invertebrates and recent research. Includes reference appendices, a glossary, color photos, and chapter summaries and review questions. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780763733131
  • Publisher: Jones & Barlett Learning
  • Publication date: 4/27/2004
  • Edition description: Older Edition
  • Edition number: 8
  • Pages: 449
  • Product dimensions: 8.50 (w) x 10.80 (h) x 0.70 (d)

Table of Contents

1 The Ocean as a Habitat 2
2 Patterns of Associations 42
3 Phytoplankton 66
4 Marine Plants 98
5 Marine Protozoans and Invertebrates 124
6 Marine Vertebrates 156
7 Estuaries 194
8 Temperate Coastal Seas 218
9 Tropical and Subtropical Shallow Seas 252
10 Open Oceans 290
11 The Deep-Sea Floor 334
12 Marine Birds and Mammals in Polar Seas 354
13 Harvesting Living Marine Resources 382
Selected References 409
Glossary 423
Index 431
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