Marine ecology : concepts and applications

This book began life as a series of lectures given to second and third year undergraduates at Oxford University

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Speight, Martin (Author), Henderson, Peter (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, U. K. ; Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley-Blackwell , c2010
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The physical template
  • 2. Marine biodiversity
  • 3. Primary production and chemosynthesis
  • 4. Primary consumption: marine herbivores and detritivores
  • 5. Predators, parasites, and pathogens
  • 6. Competition and succession
  • 7. Dispersal and settlement
  • 8. The exploitation and maintenance of marine and estuarine fisheries
  • 9. Threats to marine ecosystems: the effects of man
  • 10. Marine conservation