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Ecological geography of the sea /

This book presents an in-depth discussion of the biological and ecological geography of the oceans. It synthesizes locally restricted studies of the ocean to generate a global geography of the vast marine world. Based on patterns of algal ecology, the book divides the ocean into four primary compart...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Longhurst, Alan R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston, MA : Academic Press, ©2007.
Edición:2nd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ch. 1 Towards an Ecological Geography of the Sea
  • Ch. 2 Changing Views of How Marine Ecosystems Function
  • Ch. 3 Biogeographic Data in Ecological ANalysis
  • Ch. 4 Ocean Fronts and Other Ecological Discontinuities
  • Ch. 5 Physical Forcing of Phytoplankton Production
  • Ch. 6 Nutrient Limitation: The Example of Iron
  • Ch. 7 Biomes: The Primary Compartments
  • Ch. 8 Provinces: The Secondary Partition
  • Ch. 9 Longer Term Responses: From Seasons to Centuries
  • Ch. 10 The Atlantic Ocean
  • Ch. 11 The Indian Ocean
  • Ch. 12 The Pacific Ocean
  • Ch. 13 The Southern Ocean.