Title Marine ecology : processes, systems, and impacts / Michel J. Kaiser, Martin J. Attrill, Simon Jennings, David N. Thomas, David K. A. Barnes, Andrew S. Brierley, Jan Geert Hiddink, Hermanni Kaartokallio, Nicholas V.C Pulunin, David G. Raffaelli ; with contributions from Peter J. le B. Williams, Gareth Johnson, Kerry Howell, Coleen Sucking, Anne Berit Skiftesvik

Edition Second edition Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2011] Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011 ©2011 ©2011

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Description xviii, 501 pages : colour illustrations, maps ; 27 cm Contents 1. Patterns in the marine environment -- PART 1. Processess -- 2. Primary production processes -- 3. Microbial ecology : production and the decomposition of organic material -- 4. Secondary production -- PART 2. Systems -- 5. Estuaries -- 6. Rocky and sandy shores -- 7. Pelagic ecosystems -- 8. Continental shelf seabed -- 9. The deep sea -- 10. Mangrove forests and seagress meadows -- 11. Coral reefs -- 12. Polar regions -- PART 3. Impacts -- 13. Fisheries -- 14. Aquaculture -- 15. Disturbance, pollution and climate change -- 16. Conservation Summary The oceans cover the majority of the Earth's surface; they influence our climate and provide a valuable source of food to billions of people. Yet despite its fundamental impact on our lives, many aspects of the marine environment remain a mystery to us. Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems, and Impacts offers a carefully balanced and stimulating survey of marine ecology, introducing the key processes and systems from which the marine environment is formed, and the issues and challenges which surround its future. Opening with an overview of the processes and interactions which are central to an understanding of marine ecology, the book goes on to explore the diverse systems from which the marine environment is composed, from estuaries to seabeds, the deep sea to polar regions Analysis Aquaculture Ecology Fishing industry Marine environments Natural resource management Overseas item Notes Originally published: 2005 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 450-484) and index Subject Marine ecology. Author Attrill, Martin J, author Barnes, David K. A., author Brierley, Andrew S., author Hiddink, Jan Geert, author Jenning, Simon, author Kaartokallio, Hermanni, author Polunin, Nicholas V.C, author Raffaelli, D. G. (Dave G.), author Thomas, David N, author LC no. 2011292657 ISBN 0199227020 (paperback) 9780199227020 (paperback)

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