Main Title |
Marine biology / |
Author |
Castro, Peter.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
McGraw-Hill, |
Year Published |
2010 |
OCLC Number |
320803631 |
ISBN |
9780073524160 (hard copy : alk. paper); 0073524166 (hard copy : alk. paper); 9780071113021 (international student ed. : pbk.); 0071113029 (international student ed. : pbk.); 007893673X (student ed.); 9780078936739 (student ed.) |
Subjects |
Marine biology--Textbooks
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBM |
QH91.C37 2010 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/11/2011 |
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Edition |
8th ed. |
Collation |
xvii, 461 p., [1] folded leaf : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
The science of marine biology -- The sea floor -- Chemical and physical features of seawater and the world ocean -- Fundamentals of biology -- The microbial world -- Multicellular primary producers: seaweeds and plants -- Marine animals without a backbone -- Marine fishes -- Marine reptiles, birds, and mammals -- An introduction to marine ecology -- Between the tides -- Estuaries: where rivers meet the sea -- Life on the continental shelf -- Coral reefs -- Life near the surface -- The ocean depths -- Resources from the sea -- The impact of humans on the marine environment -- The oceans and human affairs. |