| Main Title |
Dynamics of marine ecosystems : biological-physical interactions in the oceans / |
| Author |
Mann, K. H.
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| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Blackwell Pub., |
| Year Published |
2006 |
| OCLC Number |
57675858 |
| ISBN |
1405111186 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781405111188 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Subjects |
Marine ecology ;
Biotic communities ;
Ecologie marine ;
Biocenoses
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EKCM |
QH541.5.S3M25 2006 |
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CEMM/GEMMD Library/Gulf Breeze,FL |
11/02/2007 |
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| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Collation |
xii, 496 p., 7 p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. {444}-488) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
1. Marine ecology comes of age -- pt. A. Processes on a scale of less than 1 kilometer -- 2. Biology and boundary layers -- 3. Vertical structure of the open ocean : biology of the mixed layer -- 4. Vertical structure in coastal waters : freshwater run-off and tidal mixing -- pt. B. Processes on a scale of 1-1000 kilometers -- 5. Vertical structure in coastal waters : coastal upwelling regions -- 6. Fronts in coastal waters -- 7. Tides, tidal mixing and internal waves -- pt. C. Processes on a scale of thousands of kilometers -- 8. Ocean basin circulation : the biology of major currents, gyres, rings, and eddies -- 9. Variability in ocean circulation : its biological consequences -- 10. The oceans and global climate change : physical and biological aspects -- pt. D. Discussion and conclusions -- 11. Questions for the future. |
