Log In
Or create an account ->
Imperial Library
Home
About
News
Upload
Forum
Help
Login/SignUp
Index
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
About the Authors
Chapter 1: The Ocean as a Habitat
1.1 The Changing Marine Environment
Charting the Deep
A Different View of the Ocean Floor
1.2 The World Ocean
Visualizing the World Ocean
Seeing in the Dark
1.3 Properties of Seawater
Pure Water
Seawater
1.4 The Ocean in Motion
Wind Waves
Surface Currents
Ocean Tides
Vertical Water Movements
1.5 Classification of the Marine Environment
Study Guide
Chapter 2: Patterns of Associations
2.1 Spatial Distribution
2.2 Evolutionary Relationships and Taxonomic Classification
Evolutionary Adaptations
Taxonomy and Classification
2.3 Trophic Relationships
Harvesting Energy
Food Chains and Food Webs
2.4 The General Nature of Marine Life
Study Guide
Chapter 3: Phytoplankton
3.1 Phytoplankton Groups
Cyanobacteria
Chrysophyta
Dinophyta
Other Phytoplankton
3.2 Special Adaptations for a Planktonic Existence
Size
Sinking
Adjustments to Unfavorable Environmental Conditions
3.3 Primary Production in the Sea
Measurement of Primary Production
Factors That Affect Primary Production
Study Guide
Chapter 4: Marine Plants
4.1 Division Anthophyta
Submerged Seagrasses
Mammalian Grazers of Seagrasses
Emergent Flowering Plants
4.2 The Seaweeds105
Structural Features of Seaweeds
Photosynthetic Pigments
Reproduction and Growth
Kelp Forests
4.3 Geographic Distribution116
4.4 Seasonal Patterns of Marine Primary Production
Temperate Seas
Warm Seas
Coastal Upwelling
Polar Seas
4.5 Global Marine Primary Production
Study Guide
Chapter 5: Microbial Heterotrophs and Invertebrates
5.1 Animal Beginnings: The Protozoans
Phylum Sarcomastigophora
Phylum Ciliophora
Phylum Labyrinthomorpha
5.2 Marine Fungi
5.3 Defining Animals
Phylum Porifera
Phylum Placozoa
5.4 Radial Symmetry
Phylum Cnidaria
Phylum Ctenophora
5.5 Marine Acoelomates and Pseudocoelomates
Phylum Platyhelminthes
Phylum Gnathostomulida
Phylum Nemertea
Phylum Gastrotricha
Phylum Kinorhyncha
Phylum Nematoda
Phylum Entoprocta
5.6 Marine Coelomates
Protostomes
Deuterostomes
Study Guide
Chapter 6: Marine Vertebrates I: Fishes and Reptiles
6.1 Vertebrate Features
6.2 Agnatha—The Jawless Fishes
6.3 Chondrichthyes—Sharks, Rays, and Chimaeras
6.4 Osteichthyes—The Bony Fishes
6.5 Marine Amphibians
6.6 Marine Reptiles
Marine Iguana and Crocodile
Sea Snakes
Sea Turtles
6.7 Physiology and Behavior of Marine Vertebrates
Respiration in Fishes
Osmoregulation in Marine Vertebrates
Locomotion in the Sea
Body Shape
Speed
Schooling
Migration
6.8 Vertebrate Sensoryv Capabilities
Chemoreception
Electroreception and Magnetoreception
Vision
Equilibrium
Sound Reception
Echolocation
Study Guide
Chapter 7: Marine Vertebrates II: Seabirds and Marine Mammals
7.1 Thermoregulation
7.2 Seabirds
Seabird Diversity
Seabird Life History
7.3 Marine Mammals
Polar Bears
Marine Otters
Pinnipeds
Sirenians
Mysticete Whales
Odontocete Whales
7.4 Breath-Hold Diving in Marine Tetrapods248
Study Guide
Chapter 8: Estuaries
8.1 Types of Estuaries
8.2 Estuarine Circulation
8.3 Salinity Adaptations
8.4 Creating Habitats With Sediments
8.5 Estuarine Habitats and Communities
Salt Marshes
Mudflats
Channels
8.6 Environmental Pollutants
Oxygen-Depleting Pollutants
Toxic Pollutants
8.7 The Chesapeake Bay System
Study Guide
Chapter 9: Coastal Seas
9.1 Seafloor Characteristics
9.2 Animal-Sediment Relationships
9.3 Larval Dispersal
9.4 Intertidal Communities
Rocky Shores
Sandy Beaches
Oiled Beaches
9.5 Shallow Subtidal Communities
Study Guide
Chapter 10: Coral Reefs
10.1 Coral Reefs
Anatomy and Growth
Coral Distribution
Coral Ecology
Coral Reef Formation
Reproduction in Corals
Zonation on Coral Reefs
Coral Diversity and Catastrophic Mortality
10.2 Coral Reef Fishes
Coral Reef Sharks and Rays
Coral Reef Teleosts
Study Guide
Chapter 11: The Open Sea
11.1 Inhabitants of the Pelagic Division
11.2 Geographic Patterns of Distribution
11.3 Vertical Distribution of Pelagic Animals
11.4 Vertical Migration: Tying the Upper Zones Together
11.5 Feeding on Dispersed Prey
11.6 Buoyancy
11.7 Orienting in the Sea
Study Guide
Chapter 12: The Deep-Sea Floor
12.1 Living Conditions on the Deep-Sea Floor
12.2 Transfer of Oxygen and Energy From the Epipelagic Zone to the Deep Sea
12.3 Life on Abyssal Plains
12.4 Vent and Seep Communities
Hydrothermal Vent Communities
Diversity of Vent Inhabitants
Larval Dispersal of Hydrothermal Vent Species
Cold-Seep Communities
Study Guide
Chapter 13: Harvesting Living Marine Resources
13.1 A Brief Survey of Marine Food Species
13.2 Major Fishing Areas of the World Ocean
13.3 A Perspective on Sources of Seafoods
13.4 Fishing Down the Food Web
13.5 Mariculture
13.6 The Problems of Overexploitation
North Atlantic Cod
The Peruvian Anchoveta
13.7 The Tragedy of the Commons —
13.8 International Regulation of Fisheries
13.9 Marine Ornamentals
13.10 Sealing and Whaling
Pinnipeds
Baleen Whales
13.11 Concluding Thoughts: Developing a Sense of Stewardship
Study Guide
Glossary
Additional References
Index
← Prev
Back
Next →
← Prev
Back
Next →