Aquatic productivity an introduction to some basic aspects of biological oceanography and limnology. - Russell-Hunter, W. D. 1926- (New York Macmillan, 1970)
Table of Contents: 1. Introduction: Productivity in evolution and in nutrition -- 2. Organic cycles and trophic levels -- 3. The seasons in temperate seas -- 4. Food-chains and productivity in temperate seas -- 5. Polar, tropical, and inshore seas -- 6. Productivity in lakes -- 7. Streams, rivers, and water pollution -- 8. A closer look at the biogeochemistry of some elements -- 9. A closer look at energy transfer -- 10. Over-fishing and under-fishing -- 11. Productivity and evolutionary change -- 12. The infinite nature of primary productivity -- 13. The finite biomass and human nutrition -- 14. Future marine exploitation (A): Improvements in a sea-hunting technology -- 15. Future marine exploitation (B): Genesis of a sea-farming technology -- 16. Recapitulation and implications. -- Further Reading. Index.
Keywords: Biological productivity; Marine biology; Limnology; Fisheries