| Description |
ix, 402 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. The spring phytoplankton bloom -- 2. The phycology of phytoplankton -- 3. Habitat determinants of primary production in the sea -- 4. Numerical models - the standard form of theory in pelagic ecology -- 5. The microbial loop - bacteria, bacteriovores, and viruses in the marine pelagial -- 6. The zoology of zooplankton -- 7. Production ecology of marine zooplankton -- 8. Population biology of zooplankton -- 9. Biogeography of pelagic habitats -- 10. Biome and province analysis of the oceans -- 11. Adaptive complexes of mid-water organisms -- 12. The fauna of deep-sea sediments -- 13. Benthic community ecology -- 14. Submarine hydrothermal vents -- 15. Fisheries oceanography -- 16. Ocean ecology and global climate change |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [367]-391) and index |
| Subject |
Aquatic ecology.
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Marine biology.
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Marine ecology.
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| LC no. |
2003004622 |
| ISBN |
0632055367 paperback alkaline paper |
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