Introduction to the biology of marine life /
John F. Morrissey, Jame L. Sumich, Deanna R. Pinkard-Meier.
- Eleventh edition.
- Burlington, Massachusetts : Jones & Bartlett Learning, c2018
- xxi, 448 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Includes index.
The ocean as a habitat -- Physical and chemical oceanography -- Patterns of associations -- Marine microbes -- Marine macroalgae and plants -- Microbial heterotrophs and invertebrates -- Marine vertebrates I : fishes and reptiles -- Marine vertebrates II : seabirds and marine mammals -- Estuaries -- Coastal seas -- The coral reef ecosystems -- The open sea -- The deep-sea floor -- Polar seas -- Harvesting living marine resources.