The American sea : a natural history of the Gulf of Mexico /

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For more than a decade, Rezneat Darnell worked on this major synthesis of what is known about the Gulf of Mexico. His goal: to bring a deeper understanding of "the American Sea" to students, scientists, managers, and educated citizens of the public at large. The American Sea builds on Darn...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Darnell, Rezneat M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2015]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series.
Temas:
Natural history > Mexico, Gulf of.
Marine biology > Mexico, Gulf of.
Marine ecology > Mexico, Gulf of.
Oceanography > Mexico, Gulf of.
Sciences naturelles > Mexique, Golfe du.
Biologie marine > Mexique, Golfe du.
Océanographie > Mexique, Golfe du.
NATURE > Animals > Wildlife.
SCIENCE > Microscopes & Microscopy.
Marine biology
Marine ecology
Natural history
Oceanography
Gulf of Mexico
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / by Sylvia Earle
  • Introduction
  • Historical background
  • An introduction to marine science
  • The physical environment
  • Origin and history of the Gulf of Mexico basin
  • Physiography and sedimentary environments
  • Meteorology
  • Physical oceanography
  • Chemical oceanography
  • Biology
  • Phytoplankton
  • Zooplankton
  • Benthos of soft bottoms
  • Biota of hard substrates: biofouling communities and coral/algal reefs
  • Plant-dominated communities: salt marshes, mangrove swamps, and seagrass meadows
  • Nekton
  • The deep gulf
  • Ecological processes
  • Ecological processes I: Environmental factors and species adaptations
  • Ecological processes II: Life histories and system integration
  • Human relations
  • Human impacts on coastal and marine systems
  • Management perspectives.

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