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An introduction to marine ecology
- Title
- An introduction to marine ecology / R.S.K. Barnes, R.N. Hughes ; with contributions from John Field, Dan Baird & Michel Kaiser.
- Author
- Barnes, R. S. K. (Richard Stephen Kent)
- Publication
- Oxford [England] ; Malden, MA, USA : Blackwell Science, 1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | QH541.5.S3 B34 1999 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Hughes, R. N.
- Description
- vii, 286 pages : illustrations (some color), maps; 25 cm
- Summary
- The subject of marine ecology has moved into an exciting phase where the emphasis in research is on processes and concepts often basic to ecology as a whole. This text covers the developments recently made in this field.
- Alternative Title
- Marine ecology
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-269) and index.
- Contents
- The nature and global distribution of marine organisms, habitats and productivity -- The planktonic system of surface waters -- The benthos of continental shelf and littoral sediments -- Salt-marshes, mangrove-swamps and sea-grass meadows -- Rocky shores and kelp forests -- Coral reefs -- Pelagic and benthic systems of the deep sea -- Fish and other nekton -- Ecology of life histories -- Speciation and biogeography -- The marine ecosystem as a functional whole -- Human interference and conservation.
- ISBN
- 9780865428348
- 0865428344
- 0865428344 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 98038820
- OCLC
- ocm39672158
- 39672158
- SCSB-14340076
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library