Introduction to Marine Biology

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INTRODUCTION TO MARINE BIOLOGY distinguishes itself at the introductory text level by taking an ecological approach to the study of marine biology, by providing succinct coverage of key topics, and through the use of the best, most current illustrations and photos available. Front Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Overview Contents Preface Part 1: The Ocean Environment Chapter 1 Science and Marine Biology Importance of the Ocean and Marine Organisms Study of the Sea and Its Inhabitants Marine Biology: A History of Changing Perspectives Process of Science Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Ecology The Study of Ecology Ecology and the Physical Environment Populations Communities Ecosystems: Basic Units of the Biosphere The Biosphere Chapter 3 Geology of the Ocean World Ocean Continental Drift Ocean Bottom Composition of the Seafloor Finding Your Way around the Sea Chapter 4 Water, Waves, and Tides Nature of Water Salt Water Ocean Heating and Cooling Winds and Currents Ocean Layers and Ocean Mixing Waves Tides Part 2: Marine Organisms Chapter 5 Biological Concepts Building Blocks of Life Cells Evolution and Natural Selection Classification: Bringing Order to Diversity Chapter 6 Marine Microbes Marine Viruses Marine Bacteria Archaea Eukarya Chapter 7 Multicellular Primary Producers Multicellular Algae Marine Flowering Plants Chapter 8 Lower Invertebrates What Are Animals? Sponges Cnidarians: Animals with Stinging Cells Ctenophores The Evolution of Bilateral Symmetry Flatworms Ribbon Worms Lophophorates Chapter 9 Higher Invertebrates Molluscs Sipunculids Annelids: The Segmented Worms Nematodes Priapulids Ecological Roles of Marine Worms Arthropods: Animals with Jointed Appendages Arrowworms Echinoderms: Animals with Spiny Skins Hemichordates Invertebrate Chordates Chapter 10 Marine Fishes Fishes and Other Vertebrates Jawless Fishes Cartilaginous Fishes Lobefins Ray-Finned Fishes The Biology of Fishes Chapter 11 Marine Reptiles and Birds Marine Reptiles Seabirds Chapter 12 Marine Mammals Characteristics of Marine Mammals Sea Otters Polar Bears Pinnipeds: Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses Sirens: Manatees and Dugongs Cetaceans: Whales and Their Relatives Part 3: Marine Ecosystems Chapter 13 Intertidal Communities Rocky Shores Sandy Shores Chapter 14 Estuaries Physical Characteristics of Estuaries Estuarine Productivity Life in an Estuary Estuarine Communities Wetlands Lagoons Chapter 15 Coral Reef Communities Organisms That Build Coral Reefs Reef Formation Types of Coral Reefs Reef Structure Coral Reef Distribution Comparison of Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Reefs Coral Reef Ecology The Coral Reef Community Evolutionary Adaptations of Reef Dwellers Threats to Coral Reef Communities Chapter 16 Continental Shelves and Neritic Zone Continental Shelves Benthic Communities Neritic Zone Chapter 17 The Open Sea Regions of the Open Sea Life in the Open Sea Survival in the Open Sea Ecology of the Open Sea Chapter 18 Life in the Ocean’s Depths Survival in the Deep Sea Life in the Dark Giants of the Deep Relicts from the Deep Life on the Sea Bottom Part 4: Humans and the Sea Chapter 19 Harvesting the Ocean’s Resources Commercial Fishing Salt and Water Mineral Resources Sand and Gravel Energy Sources: Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, and Methane Hydrate Chapter 20 Oceans in Jeopardy Pollution Global Warming Introduction of Nonnative Species Coastal Development Epilogue Glossary Answers to Multiple-Choice Questions Index