Elements of Marine Ecology

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Elements of Marine Ecology,

Edition 5

Editors: By Frances Dipper

Publication Date: 17 Feb 2022

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Elements of Marine Ecology, Fifth Edition focuses on marine ecology as a coherent science, providing undergraduate students with an essential foundation of knowledge in the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems. The text reflects ecological groupings such as the pelagic lifestyle vs. the benthic lifestyle. In addition, background oceanographic material, previously in various chapters, is consolidated in the first chapter. 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.

This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to meet the needs of today’s courses and now includes worldwide examples, all thoroughly updated with brand new chapters.

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Presents marine ecology as a coherent science, providing undergraduate students with an essential foundation of knowledge on the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems
Includes fully updated, color images to enhance the text
Provides a new chapter on Marine Nekton to increase coverage of habitat and ecology of water column organisms

About the author

By Frances Dipper, Author, Lecturer and Independent Marine Consultant

1. The physical structure of oceans
2. The seawater environment
3. Measuring, sampling and exploration
4. Organic production and cycling in the sea
5. Open water lifestyles: Marine plankton
6. Open water lifestyles: Marine nekton
7. Benthic living: The Seashore
8. Benthic living: sublittoral seabed
9. Human impacts 1: Sea Fisheries
10. Human impacts 2: problems, mitigation and conservation

ISBN: 9780081028261

Page Count: 580

Retail Price (USD) :

9780750645522; 9780124059405; 9780123851406

Undergraduate students, especially first year level students studying any aspect of marine ecology and marine biology. It also has useful chapters for those studying marine conservation and oceanography. There are currently many diverse undergraduate university and college courses covering a wide range of marine topics for which this book would be useful.

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