Table of Contents

PART I: PRINCIPLES OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND MARINE BIOLOGY1: Sounding the Deep2: The Oceanic Environment3: Ecological and Evolutionary Principles of Marine BiologyPART II: MARINE ORGANISMS: FUNCTION AND ENVIRONMENT4: The Chemical and Physical Environment5: Life in a Fluid Medium6: Reproduction, Dispersal and MigrationPART III: ORGANISMS OF THE OPEN SEA7: The Water Column: Plankton8: The Water Column: Nekton and Other Marine VertebratesPART IV: PROCESSES IN THE OPEN SEA9: Critical Factors in Plankton Abundance10: Procutivity, Food Webs, and Global Climate ChangePART V: ORGANISMS OF THE SEABED11: The Diversity of Benthic Marine Invertebrates12: Seaweeds, Sea Grasses, and Benthic Microorganisms13: Benthic Life HabitsPART VI: COASTAL BENTHIC ENVIRONMENTS14: The Tidelands: Rocky Shores, Soft-Substratum Shores, Marshes, Mangroves, and Estuaries15: Sea Grass Beds, Rocky Reefs, Kelp Forests, and Coral ReefsPART VII: FROM THE SHELF TO THE DEEP SEA16: From the Continental Shelf to the Deep Sea17: Biodiversity and Conservation of the OceanPART VIII: HUMAN IMPACT ON THE SEA18: Fisheries and Food from the Sea19: Environmental Impacts of Industrial Activities and Human Populations

Reviews

"Levinton's book is easy to follow yet challenging and is at a perfect level for undergraduate biology majors."--Jayson Smith, California State University, Fullerton
"Levinton's writing is accessible and engaging."--Erin Burge, Coastal Carolina University


"Levinton's book is easy to follow yet challenging and is at a perfect level for undergraduate biology majors."--Jayson Smith, California State University, Fullerton
"Levinton's writing is accessible and engaging."--Erin Burge, Coastal Carolina University