Main Title |
Marine biology : function, biodiversity, ecology / |
Author |
Levinton, Jeffrey S.
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Publisher |
Oxford University Press, |
Year Published |
2009 |
OCLC Number |
233939150 |
ISBN |
9780195326949 (hardback : alk. paper); 0195326946 (hardback : alk. paper); 9780195342130 (cd rom); 0195342135 (cd rom) |
Subjects |
Marine biology ;
Mariene biologie ;
Meeresbiologie
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBM |
QH91.L427 2009 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/11/2011 |
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Edition |
3rd ed. |
Collation |
1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
I. Principles of Oceanography and Marine Biology -- 1. Sounding the Deep -- 2. The Oceanic Environment -- 3. Ecological and Evolutionary Principles -- II. Marine Organisms: Function and Environment -- 4. The Chemical and Physical Environment -- 5. Reproduction, Dispersal, and Migration -- 6. Life in a Fluid Medium -- III. Organisms of the Open Sea -- 7. The Water Column: Plankton -- 8. The Water Column: Nekton -- IV. Processes in the Open Sea -- 9. Critical Factors in Plankton Abundance -- 10. Productivity and Food Webs in the Sea -- V.Organisms of the Seabed -- 11. The Diversity of Benthic Marine Invertebrates -- 12. Seaweeds, Sea Grasses, and Benthic Microorganisms -- 13. Benthic Life Habits -- VI. Coastal Benthic Environments -- 14. The Tidelands: Rocky Shores, Soft-Substratum Shores, Marshes, Mangroves, and Estuaries -- 15. Sea Grass Beds, Kelp Forests, Rocky Reefs, and Coral Reefs -- VII Processes on the Seabed, from the Shelf to the Deep Sea -- 16. From the Continental Shelf to the Deep Sea -- 17. Biodiversity and Conservation of the ocean -- VIII. Human Impact on the Sea -- 18. Food from the Sea -- 19. Marine Pollution -- Glossary -- Marine Biology Journals. |
Place Published |
New York |
PUB Date Free Form |
2009 |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
2008039212 |
Merged OCLC records |
263294210 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20111006150155 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
03205cam 2200577 a 45020 |