An introduction to marine ecology. - Barnes, R. S. K. (Richard Stephen Kent); Hughes, R. N. (Oxford Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1982)
Table of contents: Preface. -- 1. The Nature and Global Distribution of Marine Organisms, Habitats and Productivity -- 2. The Planktonic System of Surface Waters -- 3. The Benthos of Continental Shelf and Littoral Sediments -- 4. Salt-marshes, Mangrove-swamps and Sea-grass Meadows -- 5. Rocky Shores and Kelp Forests -- 6. Coral Reefs -- 7. Pelagic and Benthic Systems of the Deep Sea -- 8. Fish and Other Nekton -- 9. Ecology of Life Histories -- 10. Speciation and Biogeography -- 11. The Marine Ecosystem as a Functional Whole -- 12. Human Exploitation and Interference. -- References. Index.
Keywords: Marine ecology