Elements of Marine Ecology

by DIPPER; TAIT (DECD)

• ISBN13: 9780750620888
• ISBN10: 0750620889
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-01-29
• Publisher: Elsevier Science

Summary

The broad definition of ecology is the study of organisms in relation to their surroundings. This book presents marine ecology as a coherent science, providing undergraduate students with an essential foundation of knowledge in the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems. The fourth edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to meet the needs of today's courses. a new chapter 'Human impact on the marine environment' focuses on issues such as marine pollution, global warming, ocean management, marine nature reserves, and the effects of fisheries and aquaculture. New material has also been added on deep-sea hydrothermal vents and coral reefs, features such as El Nino, and ocean processes including the microbial loop, dissolved organic matter (DOM), and dimethyl sulphide (DMS).

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
The oceans	1	(24)
Introduction	1	(1)
Extent and depth of the oceans	2	(7)
Ocean currents	9	(10)
Biological features of the marine environment	19	(1)
Elementary classification of the marine environment	20	(5)
Marine plankton	25	(21)
Definitions	26	(1)
Marine phytoplankton	27	(11)
Marine zooplankton	38	(6)
Other topics	44	(2)
Measuring and sampling	46	(50)
Oceanographic data	46	(15)
Biological sampling	61	(19)
Underwater observations	80	(16)
The seawater habitat - physical and chemical conditions	96	(70)
Introduction	96	(1)
Temperature	97	(12)
The composition of seawater	109	(15)
Specific gravity and pressure	124	(11)
Viscosity	135	(2)
Illumination	137	(19)
Currents	156	(10)
Organic production in the sea	166	(47)
Primary production	166	(8)
Measurements of organic production	174	(4)
Some factors regulating production	178	(15)
Ocean seasons	193	(9)
Some mathematical models	202	(3)
Geographical differences of fertility	205	(5)
Turbidity currents	210	(3)
The sea bottom	213	(31)
The substrate	213	(7)
Benthic communities	220	(6)
Classification of communities	226	(6)
The food supply	232	(12)
Energetics of a marine ecosystem	244	(12)
Primary production	245	(3)
The grazing chain	248	(2)
The detritus chain	250	(3)
The energy balance sheet	253	(1)
Conclusion	253	(3)
The seashore	256	(57)
Tides	256	(4)
Waves	260	(7)
The evolution of coastlines	267	(3)
Some problems of shore life	270	(2)
Food sources	272	(1)
Zonation	273	(2)
Fitting the shore environment	275	(8)
Rocky shores	283	(9)
Sandy shores	292	(4)
Muddy shores	296	(1)
Estuaries	297	(6)
Tropical shores and coral reefs	303	(10)
Sea fisheries	313	(82)
Fishing methods	313	(13)
The biology of some European food fishes	326	(24)
The overfishing problem	350	(8)
Fishery research	358	(10)
The regulation of fisheries	368	(8)
The seas in relation to human food supplies	376	(19)
Human impact on the marine environment	395	(41)
Marine pollution	395	(24)
Climate change and global warming	419	(5)
Management and marine nature reserves	424	(5)
Effects of fisheries and acquaculture	429	(7)
Appendix 1 Topics for further study and class discussion or written work	436	(3)
Appendix 2 Some laboratory exercises	439	(2)
Appendix 3 Some field course exercises	441	(10)
Abundance scale for rocky shore intertidal organisms	444	(3)
A field course book list	447	(4)
Appendix 4 Addresses of organizations mentioned in the text	451	(2)
Index	453