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Introduction to Marine Biology with Infotrac

ISBN: 9780534420727 | 0534420729
Edition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 2/15/2005

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SummaryTable of Contents
Master marine biology with INTRODUCTION TO MARINE BIOLOGY with InfoTrac®! With a student-friendly writing style, this biology text sets itself apart by taking an ecological approach to the study of marine biology, by providing succinct coverage of key topics, and through the use of the best illustrations and photos currently available. Studying is made easy with phonetic pronunciations, key terms, end-of-chapter questions, websites provided at the end of the chapter, and lists of biology related InfoTrac articles found throughout the text.
Prefaceviii
PART 1 THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT
Science and Marine Biology
1(11)
Importance of the... MORE
1(1)
Study of the Sea and Its Inhabitants
2(1)
Marine Biology: A History of Changing Perspectives
3(4)
Process of Science
7(5)
Fundamentals of Ecology
12(21)
Study of Ecology
12(2)
Environmental Factors Affect the Distribution of Marine Organisms
14(6)
The Science of Marine Biology: Amphipod and Sea Butterfly
20(1)
Populations and Communities
21(2)
Ecosystems: Basic Units of the Biosphere
23(3)
Biogeochemical Cycles
26(7)
Geology of the Ocean
33(23)
World Ocean
33(3)
Continental Drift
36(5)
The Science of Marine Biology: Magnetic Evidence for Continental Drift
41(1)
Ocean Bottom
42(5)
Composition of the Seafloor
47(1)
Ecology and the Marine Environment: Animal Sculptors of the Seafloor
48(1)
Finding Your Way Around the Sea
49(7)
Water, Waves, and Tides
56(28)
Nature of Water
56(4)
Salt Water
60(3)
Ocean Heating and Cooling
63(2)
Winds and Currents
65(1)
Ecology and the Marine Environment: El Nino Southern Oscillation
66(6)
Ocean Layers and Ocean Mixing
72(4)
Waves
76(1)
Tides
77(7)
PART 2 MARINE ORGANISMS
Basics of Life: Molecules, Cells, Evolution, and Biological Classification
84(25)
Building Blocks of Life
84(6)
Cells
90(6)
Evolution and Natural Selection
96(7)
Linnaeus and Biological Classification
103(6)
Marine Microbes
109(27)
Marine Viruses
109(2)
Marine Bacteria
111(7)
Archaea
118(1)
Marine Adaptation: Halobacteria
119(1)
Eukarya
120(8)
Marine Biology and the Human Connection: Harmful Algal Blooms
128(8)
Multicellular Primary Producers
136(26)
Multicellular Algae
136(3)
Marine Biology and the Human Connection: Seaweeds and Medicine
139(9)
Marine Flowering Plants
148(4)
The Science of Marine Biology: Gas Spaces in Marine Plants
152(10)
Sponges, Cnidarians, Comb Jellies, and Marine Worms
162(28)
What Are Animals?
162(1)
Sponges
163(3)
Marine Biology and the Human Connection: Commercial Use of Sponges
166(2)
Cnidarians: Animals with Stinging Cells
168(8)
Ctenophores
176(1)
Marine Worms
177(6)
Other Marine Worms
183(7)
Molluscs, Arthropods, Lophophorates, Echinoderms, and Invertebrate Chordates
190(36)
Molluscs
190(4)
Marine Biology and the Human Connection: Deadly Snails and Medicine
194(8)
Arthropods: Animals with Jointed Appendages
202(8)
Lophophorates
210(1)
The Science of Marine Biology: Induced Defenses
211(1)
Echinoderms: Animals with Spiny Skins
212(6)
Tunicates
218(2)
Cephalochordates
220(1)
Arrowworms
220(6)
Fishes
226(28)
Fishes
226(1)
Marine Adaptation: Surviving in Near-Freezing Water
227(1)
Jawless Fishes
227(2)
Cartilaginous Fishes
229(2)
Marine Biology and the Human Connection: Shark Attacks on Humans
231(2)
Marine Adaptation: Megamouth Sharks
233(2)
Bony Fishes
235(10)
Marine Adaptation: Fish Toxicity
245(9)
Reptiles and Birds
254(22)
Marine Reptiles
254(6)
Marine Biology and the Human Connection: Endangered Sea Turtles
260(3)
Seabirds
263(13)
Marine Mammals
276(25)
Characteristics of Marine Mammals
276(1)
Sea Otters
277(1)
Pinnipeds: Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses
277(1)
Ecology and the Marine Environment: Where Have the Steller's Sea Lions Gone?
278(5)
Sirens: Manatees and Dugongs
283(1)
Cetaceans: Whales and Their Relatives
284(11)
Marine Biology and the Human Connection: Dolphin Behavior
295(6)
PART 3 MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
Intertidal Communities
301(23)
Characteristics of the Intertidal Zone
301(1)
The Science of Marine Biology: Connell's Barnacles
302(1)
Rocky Shores
303(11)
Sandy Shores
314(10)
Estuaries
324(21)
Physical Characteristics of Estuaries
325(3)
Estuarine Productivity
328(1)
Life in an Estuary
328(2)
The Science of Marine Biology: Predation for Regulating Benthic Population Size
330(1)
Estuarine Communities
330(15)
Coral Reef Communities
345(28)
World of Coral Reefs
345(1)
Coral Animals
346(3)
Reef Formation
349(2)
Coral Reef Types
351(1)
Reef Structure
352(1)
Coral Reef Distribution
353(2)
Comparison of Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Reefs
355(1)
Reef Productivity
356(1)
Coral Reef Ecology
357(3)
Ecology and the Marine Environment: Destruction of Coral Reefs by Sea Stars
360(2)
Threats to Coral Reefs
362(2)
Ecology and the Marine Environment: Why Are Florida's Reefs Disappearing?
364(2)
Ecology and the Marine Environment: Is Atmospheric Dust Contributing to the Decline of Coral Reefs?
366(1)
Evolutionary Adaptations of Reef Dwellers
366(7)
Continental Shelves and Neritic Zone
373(14)
Continental Shelves
373(1)
Benthic Communities
374(8)
Neritic Zone
382(1)
Ecology and the Marine Environment: Highly Productive Southern Ocean
383(4)
The Open Sea
387(20)
Regions of the Open Sea
387(1)
Life in the Open Sea
388(8)
Survival in the Open Sea
396(3)
Marine Adaptation: Gelatinous Zooplankton
399(2)
Ecology of the Open Sea
401(1)
Ecology and the Marine Environment: Are Open Oceans Really as Barren as Deserts?
402(5)
Life in the Ocean's Depths
407(17)
Survival in the Deep Sea
407(1)
Marine Biology and the Human Connection: Exploring the Ocean's Depths
408(2)
Life in the Dark
410(5)
Giants of the Deep
415(2)
Relicts from the Deep
417(2)
Life on the Sea Bottom
419(3)
Marine Adaptation: Light from Hydrothermal Vent Communities
422(2)
PART 4 HUMANS AND THE SEA
Harvesting the Ocean's Resources
424(20)
Commercial Fishing
424(13)
Salt and Water
437(1)
Mineral Resources
438(1)
Sand and Gravel
439(1)
Energy Sources: Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, and Methane Hydrate
439(2)
Marine Biology and the Human Connection: Hawaiian Aquaculture
441(3)
Oceans in Jeopardy
444
Pollution
444(11)
Habitat Destruction
455(2)
Epilogue
457(1)
Marine Biology and the Human Connection: Effects of Artificial Processes on Beach Formation
458
Answers to Multiple Choice Questions1(1)
Glossary1(1)
Photo Credits1(1)
Index1

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