Darnell, Rezneat M., <br/><br/>
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 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>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 -- 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781623493011 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Natural history--Mexico, Gulf of.<br/>Marine biology--Mexico, Gulf of.<br/>Marine ecology--Mexico, Gulf of.<br/>Oceanography--Mexico, Gulf of.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QH92  / .A447 2015