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Elements of marine ecology / R.V. Tait, F.A. Dipper.

By: Tait, R. V. (Ronald Victor).
Contributor(s): Dipper, Frances, 1951-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Oxford : Butterworth Heinemann, 1998Edition: 4th ed.Description: ix, 462 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0750620889; 9780750620888.Subject(s): Marine ecology | Ecological science, the Biosphere | Marine biology | Applied ecology | Zoology & animal sciences | Environment and EcologyDDC classification: 577.7 TAI
Contents:
The oceans -- Marine plankton -- Measuring and sampling -- The seawater habitat - physical and chemical conditions -- Organic production in the sea -- The sea bottom -- Energetics of a marine ecosystem -- The seashore -- Sea fisheries -- Human impact on the marine environment.
Summary: This book presents marine ecology as a coherent science, providing undergraduate students with an essentail foundation of knowledge in the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems.
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General lending MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main 577.7 TAI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Checked out 06/03/2023 38888000788673
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The broad definition of ecology is the study of organisms in relation to their surroundings. This book presents marine ecology as a coherent science, providing undergraduate students with an essential foundation of knowledge in the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems. The fourth edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to meet the needs of today's courses.

A new chapter Human impact on the marine environment focuses on issues such as marine pollution, global warming, ocean management, marine nature reserves, and the effects of fisheries and aquaculture. New material has also been added on deep-sea hydrothermal vents and coral reefs, features such as El Nino, and ocean processes including the microbial loop, dissolved organic matter (DOM), and dimethyl sulphide (DMS).

Previous ed.: 1981.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The oceans -- Marine plankton -- Measuring and sampling -- The seawater habitat - physical and chemical conditions -- Organic production in the sea -- The sea bottom -- Energetics of a marine ecosystem -- The seashore -- Sea fisheries -- Human impact on the marine environment.

This book presents marine ecology as a coherent science, providing undergraduate students with an essentail foundation of knowledge in the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Include: Preface
  • Foreword
  • The oceans
  • Marine plankton
  • Measuring and sampling
  • The seawater habitat - physical and chemical conditions
  • Organic production in the sea
  • The sea bottom
  • Energetics of a marine ecosystem
  • The seashore
  • Sea fisheries
  • Human impact on the marine environment
  • Appendix 1 Topics for further study and class discussion
  • Appendix 2 Some laboratory exercises
  • Appendix 3 Some field course exercises, abundance scales, and a field course book list
  • Appendix 4 Marine stations and other organisations
  • Index
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