Elements of Marine Ecology, Fifth Edition focuses on marine ecology as a coherent science, providing undergraduate students with an essential foundation of knowledge in the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems. The text reflects ecological groupings such as the pelagic lifestyle vs. the benthic lifestyle. In addition, background oceanographic material, previously in various chapters, is consolidated in the first chapter. 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.
This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to meet the needs of today’s courses and now includes worldwide examples, all thoroughly updated with brand new chapters.
1. Introduction - p. xvii 2. Chapter 1. The physical structure of oceans - p. 1 3. Chapter 2. The seawater environment and ecological adaptations - p. 37 4. Chapter 3. Organic production and cycling in the ocean - p. 153 5. Chapter 4. Open water lifestyles: marine plankton - p. 193 6. Chapter 5. Open water lifestyles: marine nekton - p. 229 7. Chapter 6. Benthic living: the seashore - p. 257 8. Chapter 7. Benthic living: sublittoral and deep seabed - p. 319 9. Chapter 8. Human impacts 1: sea fisheries and aquaculture - p. 389 10. Chapter 9. Human impacts 2: problems, mitigation and conservation - p. 459 11. Appendix I. Measurements and SI units (modified from Dipper, 2014) - p. 513 12. Appendix II. Books on identification of marine life and habitats - p. 517 13. Bibliography - p. 519 14. Index - p. 535
Elements of Marine Ecology, Fifth Edition focuses on marine ecology as a coherent science, providing undergraduate students with an essential foundation of knowledge in the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems. The text reflects ecological groupings such as the pelagic lifestyle vs. the benthic lifestyle. In addition, background oceanographic material, previously in various chapters, is consolidated in the first chapter. 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.
This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to meet the needs of today’s courses and now includes worldwide examples, all thoroughly updated with brand new chapters.
1. Introduction - p. xvii 2. Chapter 1. The physical structure of oceans - p. 1 3. Chapter 2. The seawater environment and ecological adaptations - p. 37 4. Chapter 3. Organic production and cycling in the ocean - p. 153 5. Chapter 4. Open water lifestyles: marine plankton - p. 193 6. Chapter 5. Open water lifestyles: marine nekton - p. 229 7. Chapter 6. Benthic living: the seashore - p. 257 8. Chapter 7. Benthic living: sublittoral and deep seabed - p. 319 9. Chapter 8. Human impacts 1: sea fisheries and aquaculture - p. 389 10. Chapter 9. Human impacts 2: problems, mitigation and conservation - p. 459 11. Appendix I. Measurements and SI units (modified from Dipper, 2014) - p. 513 12. Appendix II. Books on identification of marine life and habitats - p. 517 13. Bibliography - p. 519 14. Index - p. 535
