| Description |
1 volume (various pagings) : color illustrations, maps + Transmasters (167 leaves) |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Part I: THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT. 1. Science and Marine Biology. 2. Fundamentals of Ecology. 3. Geology of the Oceans. 4. Water, Waves, and Tides. Part II: MARINE ORGANISMS. 5. Evolution and Biological Classification. 6. Marine Microorganisms. 7. Multicellular Producers. 8. Sponges, Cnidarians, and Marine Worms. 9. Mollusks, Arthropods, Lophophorates, Echinoderms, and Tunicates. 10. Fishes. 11. Reptiles and Birds. 12. Marine Mammals. Part III: MARINE ECOSYSTEMS. 13. Estuaries. 14. Intertidal Communities. 15. Coral Reefs. 16. Coastal Seas and the Continental Shelf. 17. The Open Sea. 18. Deep Water. Part IV: OCEANS AND THE HUMAN CONNECTION. 19. Harvesting the Ocean''''s Resources. 20. Oceans in Jeopardy. Glossary. Index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Marine biology.
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| LC no. |
97067377 |
| ISBN |
0030224098 (Transmasters) |
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0030741912 |
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0534420729 |
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