Marine biology

Book · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:5630888

Thurman, H V; Webber, H H

This book discusses both taxonomic and ecological topics on marine biology. Full coverage of marine organisms of all five kingdoms is provided, along with interesting and thorough discussion of all major marine habitats. Organization into six major parts allows flexibility. It also provides insight into important topics such as disposal of nuclear waste at sea, the idea that life began on the ocean floor, and how whales, krill, and people interact. A full-color photo chapter reviews questions, and exercises. The contents are: an overview marine biology: fundamental concepts/investigating life in the ocean; the physical ocean, the ocean floor, the nature of water, the nature and motion of ocean water; general ecology, conditions for life in the sea, biological productivity and energy transfer; marine organisms; monera, protista, mycota and metaphyta; the smaller marine animals, the large animals marine habitats, the intertidal zone/benthos of the continental shelf, the photic zone, the deep ocean, the ocean under stress, marine pollution, appendix a: the metric system and conversion factors/ appendix b: prefixes and suffixes/ appendix c: taxonomic classification of common marine organisms, and glossary, and index.

• OSTI ID: 5630888
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
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BIOLOGY
CLASSIFICATION
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECOSYSTEMS
ENERGY BALANCE
FISHES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MANAGEMENT
MARINE DISPOSAL
MARINE SURVEYS
MATERIALS
MICROORGANISMS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
REVIEWS
SPECIES DIVERSITY
SURVEYS
TAXONOMY
VERTEBRATES
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER