Marine Biology

Function, Biodiversity, Ecology

Jeffrey S. Levinton

516 pages, parution le 01/06/2001 (2^eme édition)

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Résumé

The edition has been updated to include research topics of current interest, and new sections have been added on subtidal rocky reefs, metapopulations, marine invasions, marine protected areas and no-take zones for fishery, and molecular approaches to marine biology and fisheries. Additionally, coverage of marine mammals and hypothesis testing has been expanded. This book will be one of the most up-to-date and thorough resources on marine biology available.
The ancillary materials, which include an udpated CD-ROM "Marine Biology Explorations," a Marine Biology Lab Manual, a website linked to the book, and optional powerpoint lectures deliverable on CD-ROM, will make this edition extremely accessible to students, and very attractive for course adoption.

This textbook for a one-semester Junior/senior majors course in marine biology has established itself as probably the best of the high-end marine biology text, beating out Nybakken. This book has achieved major inroads into the sophomore and non-majors level marine biology courses, where Sumich and castro/Huber are the major competitors. For the new edition, Levinton has updated throughout, and added all-new boxes to highlight research topics of current interest. The coverage of marine mammals and on hypothesis testing have been expanded significantly, and new sections have been added on subtidal rocky reefs, metapopulations, marine invasions, marine protected areas an no-take zones for fishery, and molecular approaches to marine biology and fisheries. The CD-ROM "Marine Biology Explorations", currently available as a supplement, will be revised to include the guided tour of marine environments (about 180 colour slides) and a self-test keyed to the chapters, and bound into the back of each copy (to encourage student use and to hamper used-book resale). The author maintains a website linked to the book, and would also prepare, as an ancillary, powerpoint lectuers incorporating the line illustrations from the text, deliverable on CD-ROM as an incentive for course adopters. There is also an associated Marine Biology Lab Manual (Exploring Marine Biology, by Paul Haefner).

Contents

Preface
Part I. Principles of Oceanography and Marine Biology
Sounding the Deep
Ecological and Evolutionary Principles
Part II. Marine Organisms: Function and Environment
The Chemical and Physical Environment
Production, Dispersal, and Migration
Life in a Fluid Medium
Part III. Organisms of the Open Sea
The Water Column: Plankton
The Water Column: Nekton
Part IV. Processes in the Open Sea
Critical Factors in Plankton Abundance
Productivity in the Sea
Part V. Organisms of the Sea Bed
The Diversity of Benthic Marine Invertebrates
Seaweeds, Sea Grasses, and Benthic Microorganisms
Benthic Life Habits
Part VI. Coastal Benthic Environments
The Tidelands: Rocky Shores, Soft0Substratum Shores, Marshes, Mangroves, and Estuaries
Sea Grass beds, Kelp Forests, Rocky Reefs, and Coral Reefs
Part VII. Processes on the Sea Bed, From the Shelf to the Deep Sea
From the Continental Shelf to the Deep Sea
Biodiversity and Conservation of the Ocean
Part VIII. Human Impact on the Sea
Food from the Sea
Marine Pollution
Glossary
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Éditeur(s)	Oxford University Press
Auteur(s)	Jeffrey S. Levinton
Parution	01/06/2001
Édition	2^eme édition
Nb. de pages	516
Format	21 x 26
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1627g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780195141726
ISBN13	978-0-19-514172-6