The American sea : a natural history of the Gulf of Mexico /
Darnell, Rezneat M.,
The American sea : a natural history of the Gulf of Mexico / Rezneat Darnell. - First edition. - College Station : Texas A&M University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource : color illustrations. - Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Foreword / Introduction -- Historical background -- An introduction to marine science -- The physical environment -- Origin and history of the Gulf of Mexico basin -- Physiography and sedimentary environments -- Meteorology -- Physical oceanography -- Chemical oceanography -- Biology -- Phytoplankton -- Zooplankton -- Benthos of soft bottoms -- Biota of hard substrates: biofouling communities and coral/algal reefs -- Plant-dominated communities: salt marshes, mangrove swamps, and seagrass meadows -- Nekton -- The deep gulf -- Ecological processes -- Ecological processes I: Environmental factors and species adaptations -- Ecological processes II: Life histories and system integration -- Human relations -- Human impacts on coastal and marine systems -- Management perspectives. by Sylvia Earle --
9781623493011
Natural history--Mexico, Gulf of.
Marine biology--Mexico, Gulf of.
Marine ecology--Mexico, Gulf of.
Oceanography--Mexico, Gulf of.
Electronic Books.
QH92 / .A447 2015
The American sea : a natural history of the Gulf of Mexico / Rezneat Darnell. - First edition. - College Station : Texas A&M University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource : color illustrations. - Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Foreword / Introduction -- Historical background -- An introduction to marine science -- The physical environment -- Origin and history of the Gulf of Mexico basin -- Physiography and sedimentary environments -- Meteorology -- Physical oceanography -- Chemical oceanography -- Biology -- Phytoplankton -- Zooplankton -- Benthos of soft bottoms -- Biota of hard substrates: biofouling communities and coral/algal reefs -- Plant-dominated communities: salt marshes, mangrove swamps, and seagrass meadows -- Nekton -- The deep gulf -- Ecological processes -- Ecological processes I: Environmental factors and species adaptations -- Ecological processes II: Life histories and system integration -- Human relations -- Human impacts on coastal and marine systems -- Management perspectives. by Sylvia Earle --
9781623493011
Natural history--Mexico, Gulf of.
Marine biology--Mexico, Gulf of.
Marine ecology--Mexico, Gulf of.
Oceanography--Mexico, Gulf of.
Electronic Books.
QH92 / .A447 2015