Biological Oceanography : An Early History. 1870 - 1960 /

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This new edition makes an excellent companion to Mills's recent history of mathematical and physical oceanography, the multi-award-winning and widely acclaimed The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mills, Eric L., 1936- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Marine biology.
SCIENCE > Microscopes & Microscopy.
NATURE > Animals > Wildlife.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Oceanography.
Biologie marine > Histoire.
Marine biology > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • PART 1 The Origin of Biological Oceanography in Germany and Scandinavia during the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries. 1 "This Blood of the Sea": The Origin of Quantitative Plankton Biology in Germany, 1870-1911
  • 2 The Control of Metabolism in the Sea: Karl Brandt, the Nitrogen Cycle, and the Origin of Brandt's Hypothesis
  • 3 International Oceanography, the Kiel School, and the Fate of Brandt's Hypothesis
  • 4 "The Water Blooms": The Discovery of the Spring Bloom and Its Control
  • 5 Hydrography and the Control of Plankton Abundance: Solving the Problem of Plankton Blooms
  • 6 The End of an Era: The Demise of the Kiel School.
  • PART 2 Biological Oceanography in Britain and the United States, 1921-1960. 7 Food from the Sea: The Origin of British Biological Oceanography
  • 8 Surveying the Blue Pasture: Plankton Dynamics at Plymouth, 1921-1933
  • 9 Plankton Production and Its Control: The Marine Ecosystem at Plymouth, 1934-1958
  • 10 Appreciating Mathematics: The Origin of Plankton Modeling in the United States, 1934-1946
  • 11 Disciplined Thinking in Biological Oceanography: Plankton Dynamics, Physical Oceanography, and Riley's "Synthetic Method"
  • Conclusion: The End of One Tale and the Beginning of Another.

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