TY - BOOK AU - Sumich, James L; TI - An Introduction to the Biology of Marine Life SN - 9780071158572 U1 - 574.92 PY - 1999/// CY - Boston PB - McGraw Hill KW - Marine biology KW - Biologie marine N1 - Included Glossary & Index; The ocean as a habitat -- Some ecological and biological concepts -- Phytoplankton -- Marine plants -- Primary production in the sea -- Protozoans and invertebrates -- Marine vertebrates -- The intertidal -- Estuaries -- Coral reefs -- Below the tides -- The zooplankton -- Nekton-distribution, locomotion, and feeding -- Nekton-migration, sensory reception, and reproduction -- Food from the sea -- Ocean pollution N2 - Covering biological and ecological aspects of marine biology, this introductory text includes the maritime and environmental laws, and environmental hazards. There is an emphasis put on ecological/conservation issues. ER -