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The American sea : a natural history of the Gulf of Mexico / Rezneat Darnell.

Author/creator Darnell, Rezneat M.
Format Electronic and Book
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoCollege Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2015.
Descriptionxxvi, 554 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Series Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series
Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series. ^A759418
Contents Foreword / by Sylvia Earle -- Introduction -- Historical background -- An introduction to marine science -- The physical environment -- Origin and history of the Gulf of Mexico basin -- Physiography and sedimentary environments -- Meteorology -- Physical oceanography -- Chemical oceanography -- Biology -- Phytoplankton -- Zooplankton -- Benthos of soft bottoms -- Biota of hard substrates: biofouling communities and coral/algal reefs -- Plant-dominated communities: salt marshes, mangrove swamps, and seagrass meadows -- Nekton -- The deep gulf -- Ecological processes -- Ecological processes I: Environmental factors and species adaptations -- Ecological processes II: Life histories and system integration -- Human relations -- Human impacts on coastal and marine systems -- Management perspectives.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 491-534) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015001353
ISBN9781623492823 (hardcover: alk. paper)

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