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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
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