Marine Biology

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956897459Author Colin D. MacLeodFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Pictish Beast PublicationsPublisher Pictish Beast PublicationsDimensions(mm) 203mm...

The Multilingual Illustrated Dictionary of Aquatic Animals and Plants provides a unique reference to the names of 1532 species of fish, crustaceans, molluscs, seaweeds and other fishery products that are landed worldwide. The names of these species can...

Estuaries exist along the edge of the oceans and seas, and are char acterized by the dilution of sea water by inflowing fresher waters. The motion and interaction of these two types of water (fresh and salt water) determine the salinity distribution...

A concise but comprehensive introduction to the biology of standing waters (lakes and ponds). As with other books in the Biology of Habitats Series, the emphasis in this book is on the organisms that dominate freshwater environments. Management and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578619453Author Dr Thomas ArmbrusterFormat PaperbackPage Count 310Imprint Sandyhook Sealife Foundation (Ssf)Publisher Sandyhook Sealife Foundation...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262549622Author Denise L. HerzingFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 369g

Respiration represents the major area of ignorance in our understanding of the global carbon cycle. In spite of its obvious ecological and biogeochemical importance, most oceanographic and limnological textbooks invariably deal with respiration only...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9787679732463Author Gurugubelli TejaFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Independent AuthorPublisher Independent AuthorWeight(grams) 168g

'Big Meg is big fun! It's packed to the gills with gobsmacking facts, insightful conjecture, and personal obs from two world-class scientists and explorers ... a megaladon of delight for any shark-lover!' - Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781939535894Author Zachary Webb NichollsFormat PaperbackPage Count 440Imprint Deep Sea PublishingPublisher Deep Sea PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786219667685Author Maribelle HananiFormat PaperbackPage Count 90Imprint Yawman Book Publishing HousePublisher Yawman Book Publishing HouseWeight(grams) 113g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784151094125Author R RaviFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Independent AuthorPublisher Independent AuthorWeight(grams) 195g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732526549Author Chuck WeikertFormat HardbackPage Count 140Imprint Dayton Publishing LLCPublisher Dayton Publishing LLCWeight(grams) 576g

No matter where we live, 'we are all ocean people,' Helen Scales observes in her bracing yet hopeful exploration of the future of the ocean. Beginning with its fascinating deep history, Scales links past to present to show how prehistoric ocean ecology...

The oceans cover more than 70% of the earth's surface to an average depth of almost 4000 metres. It is therefore not surprising that exchanges that occur between ocean and atmosphere exert major influences on the global climate. In addition, there is...

This beautifully illustrated book explains how water influences our culture; the many phases of water from ice to gas, its simple but still so unpredictable nature, and water resources on Earth; how water is distributed in ice, oceans, rivers, lakes and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789997752253Author Ryan Nsigaye IsongaFormat PaperbackPage Count 26Imprint Bibliotheque Nationale Du RwandaPublisher Bibliotheque Nationale Du...

Kapraun combines ecology, taxonomy, and the life histories of 79 species of North Carolina red algae in the first step toward a complete regional analysis of all inshore algae. Each paired alternative in the readily usable dichotomous key represents...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780875770468Author Sarah Fraser RobbinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 162Imprint Peabody Essex Museum,U.S.Publisher Peabody Essex Museum,U.S.Weight(grams) 249g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993808821Author Eduardo WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Regina LoviusherPublisher Regina LoviusherWeight(grams) 195g

This beautifully illustrated book explains how water influences our culture; the many phases of water from ice to gas, its simple but still so unpredictable nature, and water resources on Earth; how water is distributed in ice, oceans, rivers, lakes and...

This book introduces readers to the giant clam's biology, taxonomy and systematics, ecological and cultural significance, threats and challenges, and conservation solutions. The highlight of this book is the species identification guide containing...

The Southern Ocean surrounding the Antarctic continent is vast, in particular, its history, its isolation, and climate, making it a unique "laboratory case" for experimental evolution, adaptation and ecology. Its evolutionary history of...

Sea urchins play a key role in marine ecosystems, controlling through its grazing activity the dynamic, structure and composition of seaweed and sea grasses. Moreover, it is a crucial component of the food web, as prey for fishes and other marine animals...

Lobsters are marine decapod crustaceans belonging to a diverse array of taxa, many of which support major fisheries of great socioeconomic importance to human communities and play important roles in natural ecosystems. This book contains chapters...

Fish are one of the most important global food sources, supplying a significant share of the world's protein consumption. From stocks of wild Alaskan salmon and North Sea cod to entire fish communities with myriad species, fisheries require careful...

This book is the only manual of its kind with exercises that apply to the diverse marine habitats of North America. The manual meets the needs of any introductory marine biology student, from the non-major to the prospective major with a background in...

Fish Physiology: Physiology of Elasmobranch Fishes, Volume 34B is a useful reference for fish physiologists, biologists, ecologists, and conservation biologists. Following an increase in research on elasmobranchs due to the plight of sharks in today's...

Detecting Ecological Impacts: Concepts and Applications in Coastal Habitats focuses on crucial aspects of detecting local and regional impacts that result from human activities. Detection and characterization of ecological impacts require scientific...

The waters of the Indo-Pacific were at the centre of the global expansion of marine capture fisheries in the twentieth century, yet surprisingly little has been written about this subject from a historical perspective. This book, the first major study of...

Bryozoans are aquatic animals that form colonies of connected individuals. They take a variety of forms: some are bushy and moss-like, some are flat and encrusting and others resemble lace. Bryozoans are mostly marine, with species found in all oceans...

Over the last two decades there has been increasing recognition that problems in oceanography and fisheries sciences and related marine areas are nearly all manifest in the spatio-temporal domain. Geographical Information Systems (GIS), the natural...

This book explores current trends in seafood science and examines various related topics including isolation aspects and different methodologies involved in seafood production. It provides detailed explanations about marine species such as fish, seaweed,...

An understanding of gonorynchiform morphology and systematic inter- and intra-relationships has proven vital to a better understanding of the evolution of lower teleosts in general, and more specifically of groups such as the clupeiforms (e.g., herrings...

Recent instances of bioinvasion, such as the emergence of the zebra mussel in the American Great Lakes, generated a demand among marine biologists and ecologists for groundbreaking new references that detail how organisms colonize hard substrates, and...

Flowing Water Fish Culture provides an in-depth discussion of the husbandry of fin fish in a stream of water. It guides the reader through the technical considerations of intensive aquaculture, including fish growth rates, hydraulic characteristics of...

This extensive handbook presents up-to-date coverage of significant developments in estuarine and marine pollution. Multidisciplinary in approach, Practical Handbook of Estuarine and Marine Pollution is an essential resource for anyone involved in the...

Beneath the coastal waters of the world lie thousands of artificial reefs. Some are old and retired freighters and ships that once plied the oceans of the world but now serve as habitats for marine life. Others are newer reefs that have been designed and...

Efforts to direct the recovery of damaged sites and landscape date back as far as the 1930s. If we fully understood the conditions and controlling variables at restoration sites, we would be better equipped to predict the outcomes of restoration efforts...