This completely updated third edition of Biological Oceanography: An Introduction offers students a firm grounding in the fundamentals of biological oceanography, continuing the work of the first and second edition author team, Carol Lalli and Timothy Parsons. Additionally, it provides an enhanced learning experience with numerous illustrations, thorough chapter summaries, and questions with answers and comments at the back of the book. The updated material now focuses on communicating the importance of the ocean for Earth’s habitability and as such, new chapters that present humanity’s dependence on the ocean are included.
This comprehensive textbook is an invaluable resource for second year and higher undergraduate students studying oceanography and marine science.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. How To Use - p. ix 7. Dedication - p. xi 8. Dedication - p. xiii 9. Acknowledgements - p. xv 10. About This Volume - p. xvii 11. CHAPTER 1. The Ocean Makes Earth habitable: Much about the Ocean is unknown - p. 1 12. CHAPTER 2. THE ABIOTIC ENVIRONMENT - p. 29 13. CHAPTER 3. MARINE ENVIRONMENTS - p. 61 14. CHAPTER 4. The Deep Sea - p. 101 15. CHAPTER 5. The Benthos - p. 141 16. CHAPTER 6. PELAGIC BIODIVERSITY - p. 165 17. CHAPTER 7. PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION - p. 215 18. CHAPTER 8. ENERGY FLOW AND SECONDARY PRODUCTION - p. 263 19. CHAPTER 9. BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY IN THE ANTHROPOCENE - p. 317 20. APPENDIX 1. GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE - p. 355 21. APPENDIX 2. UNITS AND CONVERSIONS - p. 357 22. APPENDIX 3. ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES OF OCEAN SCIENCE - p. 363 23. APPENDIX 4. SEA-GOING OCEANOGRAPHY: STUDYING THE OCEAN FROM RESEARCH VESSELS - p. 369 24. APPENDIX 5. ANSWERS AND COMMENTS TO QUESTIONS - p. 377 25. APPENDIX 6. RESEARCH RESOURCES AND FURTHER INFORMATION - p. 401 26. Appendix 7. Sources for Figures and Tables - p. 406 27. APPENDIX 8. Biography of Drs. Carol M. Lalli and Timothy R. Parsons - p. 412 28. APPENDIX 9. Author Biography, Susanne Menden-Deuer - p. 414 29. Index - p. 415
This completely updated third edition of Biological Oceanography: An Introduction offers students a firm grounding in the fundamentals of biological oceanography, continuing the work of the first and second edition author team, Carol Lalli and Timothy Parsons. Additionally, it provides an enhanced learning experience with numerous illustrations, thorough chapter summaries, and questions with answers and comments at the back of the book. The updated material now focuses on communicating the importance of the ocean for Earth’s habitability and as such, new chapters that present humanity’s dependence on the ocean are included.
This comprehensive textbook is an invaluable resource for second year and higher undergraduate students studying oceanography and marine science.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. How To Use - p. ix 7. Dedication - p. xi 8. Dedication - p. xiii 9. Acknowledgements - p. xv 10. About This Volume - p. xvii 11. CHAPTER 1. The Ocean Makes Earth habitable: Much about the Ocean is unknown - p. 1 12. CHAPTER 2. THE ABIOTIC ENVIRONMENT - p. 29 13. CHAPTER 3. MARINE ENVIRONMENTS - p. 61 14. CHAPTER 4. The Deep Sea - p. 101 15. CHAPTER 5. The Benthos - p. 141 16. CHAPTER 6. PELAGIC BIODIVERSITY - p. 165 17. CHAPTER 7. PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION - p. 215 18. CHAPTER 8. ENERGY FLOW AND SECONDARY PRODUCTION - p. 263 19. CHAPTER 9. BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY IN THE ANTHROPOCENE - p. 317 20. APPENDIX 1. GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE - p. 355 21. APPENDIX 2. UNITS AND CONVERSIONS - p. 357 22. APPENDIX 3. ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES OF OCEAN SCIENCE - p. 363 23. APPENDIX 4. SEA-GOING OCEANOGRAPHY: STUDYING THE OCEAN FROM RESEARCH VESSELS - p. 369 24. APPENDIX 5. ANSWERS AND COMMENTS TO QUESTIONS - p. 377 25. APPENDIX 6. RESEARCH RESOURCES AND FURTHER INFORMATION - p. 401 26. Appendix 7. Sources for Figures and Tables - p. 406 27. APPENDIX 8. Biography of Drs. Carol M. Lalli and Timothy R. Parsons - p. 412 28. APPENDIX 9. Author Biography, Susanne Menden-Deuer - p. 414 29. Index - p. 415
