Introduction to Marine Biology (with InfoTrac)

by Karleskint Jr, George; Turner, Richard; Small Jr, James W

• ISBN13: 9780534420727
• ISBN10: 0534420729
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-02-15
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

Master marine biology with INTRODUCTION TO MARINE BIOLOGY with InfoTrac?! With a student-friendly writing style, this biology text sets itself apart by taking an ecological approach to the study of marine biology, by providing succinct coverage of key topics, and through the use of the best illustrations and photos currently available. Studying is made easy with phonetic pronunciations, key terms, end-of-chapter questions, websites provided at the end of the chapter, and lists of biology related InfoTrac articles found throughout the text.

Table of Contents

Preface	viii
PART 1 THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT
Science and Marine Biology	1	(11)
Importance of the Oceans and Marine Organisms	1	(1)
Study of the Sea and Its Inhabitants	2	(1)
Marine Biology: A History of Changing Perspectives	3	(4)
Process of Science	7	(5)
Fundamentals of Ecology	12	(21)
Study of Ecology	12	(2)
Environmental Factors Affect the Distribution of Marine Organisms	14	(6)
The Science of Marine Biology: Amphipod and Sea Butterfly	20	(1)
Populations and Communities	21	(2)
Ecosystems: Basic Units of the Biosphere	23	(3)
Biogeochemical Cycles	26	(7)
Geology of the Ocean	33	(23)
World Ocean	33	(3)
Continental Drift	36	(5)
The Science of Marine Biology: Magnetic Evidence for Continental Drift	41	(1)
Ocean Bottom	42	(5)
Composition of the Seafloor	47	(1)
Ecology and the Marine Environment: Animal Sculptors of the Seafloor	48	(1)
Finding Your Way Around the Sea	49	(7)
Water, Waves, and Tides	56	(28)
Nature of Water	56	(4)
Salt Water	60	(3)
Ocean Heating and Cooling	63	(2)
Winds and Currents	65	(1)
Ecology and the Marine Environment: El Nino Southern Oscillation	66	(6)
Ocean Layers and Ocean Mixing	72	(4)
Waves	76	(1)
Tides	77	(7)
PART 2 MARINE ORGANISMS
Basics of Life: Molecules, Cells, Evolution, and Biological Classification	84	(25)
Building Blocks of Life	84	(6)
Cells	90	(6)
Evolution and Natural Selection	96	(7)
Linnaeus and Biological Classification	103	(6)
Marine Microbes	109	(27)
Marine Viruses	109	(2)
Marine Bacteria	111	(7)
Archaea	118	(1)
Marine Adaptation: Halobacteria	119	(1)
Eukarya	120	(8)
Marine Biology and the Human Connection: Harmful Algal Blooms	128	(8)
Multicellular Primary Producers	136	(26)
Multicellular Algae	136	(3)
Marine Biology and the Human Connection: Seaweeds and Medicine	139	(9)
Marine Flowering Plants	148	(4)
The Science of Marine Biology: Gas Spaces in Marine Plants	152	(10)
Sponges, Cnidarians, Comb Jellies, and Marine Worms	162	(28)
What Are Animals?	162	(1)
Sponges	163	(3)
Marine Biology and the Human Connection: Commercial Use of Sponges	166	(2)
Cnidarians: Animals with Stinging Cells	168	(8)
Ctenophores	176	(1)
Marine Worms	177	(6)
Other Marine Worms	183	(7)
Molluscs, Arthropods, Lophophorates, Echinoderms, and Invertebrate Chordates	190	(36)
Molluscs	190	(4)
Marine Biology and the Human Connection: Deadly Snails and Medicine	194	(8)
Arthropods: Animals with Jointed Appendages	202	(8)
Lophophorates	210	(1)
The Science of Marine Biology: Induced Defenses	211	(1)
Echinoderms: Animals with Spiny Skins	212	(6)
Tunicates	218	(2)
Cephalochordates	220	(1)
Arrowworms	220	(6)
Fishes	226	(28)
Fishes	226	(1)
Marine Adaptation: Surviving in Near-Freezing Water	227	(1)
Jawless Fishes	227	(2)
Cartilaginous Fishes	229	(2)
Marine Biology and the Human Connection: Shark Attacks on Humans	231	(2)
Marine Adaptation: Megamouth Sharks	233	(2)
Bony Fishes	235	(10)
Marine Adaptation: Fish Toxicity	245	(9)
Reptiles and Birds	254	(22)
Marine Reptiles	254	(6)
Marine Biology and the Human Connection: Endangered Sea Turtles	260	(3)
Seabirds	263	(13)
Marine Mammals	276	(25)
Characteristics of Marine Mammals	276	(1)
Sea Otters	277	(1)
Pinnipeds: Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses	277	(1)
Ecology and the Marine Environment: Where Have the Steller's Sea Lions Gone?	278	(5)
Sirens: Manatees and Dugongs	283	(1)
Cetaceans: Whales and Their Relatives	284	(11)
Marine Biology and the Human Connection: Dolphin Behavior	295	(6)
PART 3 MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
Intertidal Communities	301	(23)
Characteristics of the Intertidal Zone	301	(1)
The Science of Marine Biology: Connell's Barnacles	302	(1)
Rocky Shores	303	(11)
Sandy Shores	314	(10)
Estuaries	324	(21)
Physical Characteristics of Estuaries	325	(3)
Estuarine Productivity	328	(1)
Life in an Estuary	328	(2)
The Science of Marine Biology: Predation for Regulating Benthic Population Size	330	(1)
Estuarine Communities	330	(15)
Coral Reef Communities	345	(28)
World of Coral Reefs	345	(1)
Coral Animals	346	(3)
Reef Formation	349	(2)
Coral Reef Types	351	(1)
Reef Structure	352	(1)
Coral Reef Distribution	353	(2)
Comparison of Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Reefs	355	(1)
Reef Productivity	356	(1)
Coral Reef Ecology	357	(3)
Ecology and the Marine Environment: Destruction of Coral Reefs by Sea Stars	360	(2)
Threats to Coral Reefs	362	(2)
Ecology and the Marine Environment: Why Are Florida's Reefs Disappearing?	364	(2)
Ecology and the Marine Environment: Is Atmospheric Dust Contributing to the Decline of Coral Reefs?	366	(1)
Evolutionary Adaptations of Reef Dwellers	366	(7)
Continental Shelves and Neritic Zone	373	(14)
Continental Shelves	373	(1)
Benthic Communities	374	(8)
Neritic Zone	382	(1)
Ecology and the Marine Environment: Highly Productive Southern Ocean	383	(4)
The Open Sea	387	(20)
Regions of the Open Sea	387	(1)
Life in the Open Sea	388	(8)
Survival in the Open Sea	396	(3)
Marine Adaptation: Gelatinous Zooplankton	399	(2)
Ecology of the Open Sea	401	(1)
Ecology and the Marine Environment: Are Open Oceans Really as Barren as Deserts?	402	(5)
Life in the Ocean's Depths	407	(17)
Survival in the Deep Sea	407	(1)
Marine Biology and the Human Connection: Exploring the Ocean's Depths	408	(2)
Life in the Dark	410	(5)
Giants of the Deep	415	(2)
Relicts from the Deep	417	(2)
Life on the Sea Bottom	419	(3)
Marine Adaptation: Light from Hydrothermal Vent Communities	422	(2)
PART 4 HUMANS AND THE SEA
Harvesting the Ocean's Resources	424	(20)
Commercial Fishing	424	(13)
Salt and Water	437	(1)
Mineral Resources	438	(1)
Sand and Gravel	439	(1)
Energy Sources: Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, and Methane Hydrate	439	(2)
Marine Biology and the Human Connection: Hawaiian Aquaculture	441	(3)
Oceans in Jeopardy	444
Pollution	444	(11)
Habitat Destruction	455	(2)
Epilogue	457	(1)
Marine Biology and the Human Connection: Effects of Artificial Processes on Beach Formation	458
Answers to Multiple Choice Questions	1	(1)
Glossary	1	(1)
Photo Credits	1	(1)
Index	1