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020 _a9780865428348
020 _a0865428344
082 _a574.52636
_bBAR
100 _aBarnes, R.S.K.
245 3 _aAn introduction to marine ecology
250 _a3rd Edition
260 _aOxford :
_bBlackwell Science ,
_c1999
300 _avii, 286 pages :
_billustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
500 _aIncluded Index
505 _aThe nature and global distribution of marine organisms, habitats and productivity -- The planktonic system of surface waters -- The benthos of continental shelf and littoral sediments -- Salt-marshes, mangrove-swamps and sea-grass meadows -- Rocky shores and kelp forests -- Coral reefs -- Pelagic and benthic systems of the deep sea -- Fish and other nekton -- Ecology of life histories -- Speciation and biogeography -- The marine ecosystem as a functional whole -- Human interference and conservation.
520 _aThe subject of marine ecology has moved into an exciting phase where the emphasis in research is on processes and concepts often basic to ecology as a whole. This text covers the developments recently made in this field.
650 _aMarine ecology.
650 _aÉcologie marine.
650 _aMariene ecologie.
700 _aHughes, R.N.
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