Karleskint, George.
Introduction to marine biology / Marine biology George Karleskint, Jr., Richard Turner, James W. Small, Jr. - 2nd ed. - Belmont, CA : Thomson/Brooks/Cole, c2006. - x, 460, [40] p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.
Part 1 The ocean environment: 1. Science and marine biology - 2. Fundamentals of ecology - 3. Geology of the ocean - 4. Water, waves, and tides -- Part 2 Marine organisms: 5. Basics of life: Molecules, cells, evolution, and biological classification - 6. Marine microbes - 7. Multicellular primary producers - 8. Sponges, cnidarians, comb jellies, and marine worms - 9. Molluses, arthropods, lophophorates, echinoderms, and invertebrate chordates - 10. Fishes - 11. Reptiles and birds - 12. Marine mammals -- Part 3 Marine ecosystems: 13. Intertidal communities - 14. Estuaries - 15. Coral reef communities - 16. Continental shelves and neritic zone - 17. The open sea - 18. Life in the ocean's depths -- Part 4 Humans and the sea: 19. Harvesting the ocean's resources - 20. Oceans in jeopardy.
0534420729 (hbk.) 9780534420727 (hbk.)
Marine biology.
Aquatic biology.
578.77 / KAR
Introduction to marine biology / Marine biology George Karleskint, Jr., Richard Turner, James W. Small, Jr. - 2nd ed. - Belmont, CA : Thomson/Brooks/Cole, c2006. - x, 460, [40] p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.
Part 1 The ocean environment: 1. Science and marine biology - 2. Fundamentals of ecology - 3. Geology of the ocean - 4. Water, waves, and tides -- Part 2 Marine organisms: 5. Basics of life: Molecules, cells, evolution, and biological classification - 6. Marine microbes - 7. Multicellular primary producers - 8. Sponges, cnidarians, comb jellies, and marine worms - 9. Molluses, arthropods, lophophorates, echinoderms, and invertebrate chordates - 10. Fishes - 11. Reptiles and birds - 12. Marine mammals -- Part 3 Marine ecosystems: 13. Intertidal communities - 14. Estuaries - 15. Coral reef communities - 16. Continental shelves and neritic zone - 17. The open sea - 18. Life in the ocean's depths -- Part 4 Humans and the sea: 19. Harvesting the ocean's resources - 20. Oceans in jeopardy.
0534420729 (hbk.) 9780534420727 (hbk.)
Marine biology.
Aquatic biology.
578.77 / KAR