Levinton, Jeffrey S.

Marine biology function, biodiversity, ecology Jeffrey S. Levinton. - New York Oxford University Press 1995. - x, 420 p., [16] p. of plates ill. (some col.), col. maps 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Principles of oceanography and marine biology -- Marine organisms: function and environment -- Organisms of the open sea -- Plankton -- Nekton -- Processes in the open sea -- Organisms of the sea bed -- Seaweeds, sea grasses, and benthic microorganisms -- Coastal benthic environments and processes -- The tidelands and estuaries -- Sea grass beds, kelp forests, and coral reefs -- Processes on the sea bed from the shelf to the deep sea -- Human impact on the sea -- Food from the sea -- Marine pollution.

0195085736 (acid-free paper)

94037466

GB96-1621


Marine biology

QH91 / .L427 1995

574.92 / L665m