TY - BOOK AU - Darnell,Rezneat M. TI - The American sea: a natural history of the Gulf of Mexico T2 - Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series SN - 9781623493011 AV - QH92 .A447 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - College Station PB - Texas A&M University Press KW - Natural history KW - Mexico, Gulf of KW - Marine biology KW - Marine ecology KW - Oceanography KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Foreword; by Sylvia Earle --; 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; 2; b UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=992692&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -