EBIO 2100 - Marine Biology

The oceans cover 70% of the Earth's surface, and are critical components of Earth's climate system. This new edition of Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences summarizes the breadth of knowledge about them, providing revised, up to date entries as well coverage of new topics in the field. New and expanded sections include microbial ecology, high latitude systems and the cryosphere, climate and climate change, hydrothermal and cold seep systems. The structure of the work provides a modern presentation of the field, reflecting the input and different perspective of chemical, physical and biological oceanography, the specialized area of expertise of each of the three Editors-in-Chief. In this framework maximum attention has been devoted to making this an organic and unified reference. Represents a one-stop. organic information resource on the breadth of ocean science researchReflects the input and different perspective of chemical, physical and biological oceanography, the specialized area of expertise of each of the three Editors-in-ChiefNew and expanded sections include microbial ecology, high latitude systems and climate changeProvides scientifically reliable information at a foundational level, making this work a resource for students as well as active researches

The most comprehensive and up-to-date field guide available on the southeastern Atlantic Coast and the Gulf Coast.

The editors address the needs of today's biologists, the commercial fishing industry, and marine enthusiasts, and ensure that Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, Third Edition, will become the standard work in the field for the next fifty years.

A Field Guide to Coastal Fishes is a comprehensive, current, and accurate identification guide to the more than 1,000 nearshore and offshore fishes that live in brackish and marine waters from Maine to Texas.

Fishes of the Open Ocean is the first book to comprehensively describe these fishes and explore the complex and often fragile world in which they live.

Presenting a comprehensive summary of knowledge of Gulf biota through 2004, the book includes seventy-seven chapters, which list more than fifteen thousand species in thirty-eight phyla or divisions and were written by 138 authors from seventy-one institutions in fourteen countries.

The book provides overviews of the following concepts: - The comparative movement ecology of fishes and birds - The alignment of mating systems with larval dispersal - Schooling and migration as adaptations to marine food webs - Natal homing - Connectivity in populations and metapopulations - The contribution of migration ecology to population resilience

Written by an international team of scientists and practitioners, to provide an overview of the biology of freshwater and marine fish species together with the science that supports fisheries management and conservation.