| Edition |
4th ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 462 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The oceans -- Marine plankton -- Measuring and sampling -- The seawater habitat -- physical and chemical conditions -- Organic production in the sea -- The sea bottom -- Energetics of a marine ecosystem -- The seashore -- Sea fisheries -- Human impact on the marine environment. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
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. The fourth edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to meet the needs of today's courses. A new chapter 'Human impact on the marine environment' focuses on issues such as marine pollution, global warming, ocean management, marine nature reserves, and the effects of fisheries and aquaculture. New material has als. |
| Subject |
Marine ecology.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Marine Life.
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Marine ecology
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Mariene ecologie.
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| Added Author |
Dipper, Frances, 1951-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Tait, R.V. (Ronald Victor). Elements of marine ecology. 4th ed. Oxford : Butterworth Heinemann, 1998 0750620889 9780750620888 (DLC) 98130218 (OCoLC)38458376 |
| ISBN |
9780080505466 (electronic bk.) |
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0080505465 (electronic bk.) |
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9786611024208 |
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6611024204 |
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1281024201 |
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9781281024206 |
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9780750620888 |
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0750620889 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000048130854 |
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AU@ 000051561712 |
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CHBIS 005659528 |
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CHVBK 167085026 |
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DEBBG BV039831695 |
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DEBBG BV042309103 |
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DEBBG BV043044211 |
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DEBSZ 367772213 |
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DEBSZ 422200255 |
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GBVCP 802343783 |
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NZ1 12434177 |
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NZ1 15830278 |
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