Ecological Geography of the Sea || Biomes

✍ Scribed by Longhurst, Alan R.

• Book ID: 125461745
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 309 KB
• Edition: 2
• Category: Article
• ISBN: 0124555217
• DOI: 10.1016/b978-012455521-1/50007-3

✦ Synopsis

This book presents an in-depth discussion of the biological and ecological geography of the oceans. It synthesizes locally restricted studies of the ocean to generate a global geography of the vast marine world.

Based on patterns of algal ecology, the book divides the ocean into four primary compartments, which are then subdivided into secondary compartments.

*Includes color insert of the latest in satellite imagery showing the world's oceans, their similarities and differences

*Revised and updated to reflect the latest in oceanographic research

*Ideal for anyone interested in understanding ocean ecology -- accessible and informative

Audience: Ecologists, oceanographers, marine and fishery scientists.