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MARINE BIOLOGY
AN ECOLOGICAL APPROACH
James W. Nybakken
Contents
Chapter One: INTRODUCTION TO THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT
Properties of Water - Basic Oceanography - Some Ecological Principles
Comparison of Terrestrial and Marine Ecosystems
Division of the Marine Environment
Chapter Two: PLANKTON AND PLANKTON COMMUNITIES
The Phytoplankton - The Zooplankton
Flotation Mechanisms - Primary Production
Factors Affecting Primary Productivity
Chapter Three: OCEANIC NEKTON
Adaptations of Oceanic Nekton - Ecology of Nekton
Chapter Four: DEEP-SEA BIOLOGY
Environmental Characteristics
Adaptations of Deep-Sea Organisms
Community Ecology of the Benthos
Midwater Community Ecology
Chapter Five: SHALLOW WATER SUBTIDAL BENTHIC ASSOCIATIONS AND LARVAL ECOLOGY
Environmental Conditions - Benthic Ecology
Kelp Beds - Sea Grass Communities
Some Special Communities
Chapter Six: INTERTIDAL ECOLOGY
Environmental Conditions
Adaptations of Intertidal Organisms
Rocky Shores - Sandy Shores - Muddy Shores
Intertidal Fishes – Birds
Chapter Seven: THE ECOLOGY OF INTERSTITIAL ORGANISMS
Environmental Characteristics
Composition of the Interstitial Assemblages
Sampling and Extracting Psammon
Adaptations – Ecology
Chapter Eight: ESTUARIES AND SALT MARSHES
PHYSICAL Characteristics of Estuaries
The Biota of Estuaries - Adaptations of Estuaries Organisms
Ecology of Estuaries - Salt Marshes
Chapter Nine: TROPICAL COMMUNITIES
Coral Reefs - Mangrove Forests
Chapter Ten: SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIPS
Symbiosis of Algae and Animals - Symbiosis Among Animals
Chapter Eleven: HUMAN IMPACT ON THE SEA
Fisheries – Mariculture – Pollution
Prep./ Khaled Shrief
Manage./ Huda Hosney
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