Marine biology : function, biodiversity, ecology / Jeffrey S. Levinton, Stony Brook University.

Author/creator Levinton, Jeffrey S.
Format Book
EditionFourth edition.
PublicationNew York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Descriptionxviii, 516 pages, 28 variously numbered pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm
Subjects
Marine biology.

Contents Principles of oceanography and marine ecology -- Sounding the deep -- The oceanic environment -- Ecological and evolutionary principles of marine biology -- Marine organisms : function and environment -- The chemical and physical environment -- Life in a fluid medium -- Reproduction, dispersal, and migration -- Organisms of the open sea -- Plankton -- Marine vertebrates and other nekton -- Patterns and processes in the water column -- Processes in the open sea -- Productivity, food webs, and global climate change -- Organisms of the seabed -- Benthic microorganisms, seaweeds, and sea grasses -- The diversity of benthic marine invertebrates -- Benthic life habits -- Coastal benthic environments -- The tidelands : rocky shores, soft-substratum shores, marshes, mangroves, estuaries, and oyster reefs -- The shallow coastal subtidal : sea greass beds, rocky reefs, kelp forests, and coral reefs -- From the shelf to the deep sea -- Benthos from the continental shelf to the deep sea -- Biodiversity and conservation of the ocean -- Human impact on the sea -- Fisheries and food from the sea -- Environmental impacts of industrial activities and human populations -- Glossary -- Marine biology journals -- Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013017931
ISBN9780199857128 (alk. paper)
ISBN0199857121 (alk. paper)
Standard identifier# 10585773

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks QH91 .L427 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold