Table of Contents

1 The Science of Marine Biology2 The Sea Floor3 Chemical and Physical Features of Seawater and the World Ocean4 Fundamentals of Biology5 The Microbial World6 Multicellular Primary Producers: Seaweeds and Plants7 Marine Animals Without a Backbone8 Marine Fishes9 Marine Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals10 An Introduction to Marine Ecology11 Between the Tides12 Estuaries: Where Rivers Meet the Sea13 Life on the Continental Shelf14 Coral Reefs15 Life Near the Surface16 The Ocean Depths17 Resources from the Sea18 The Impact of Humans on the Marine Environment19 The Oceans and Human Affairs

About the Author

Peter Castro a Professor of Biological Sciences at the California State Polytechnic University.



Michael E. Huber a Chair of GESAMP (Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection).