Dynamics of marine ecosystems : biological-physical interactions in the oceans / K.H. Mann & J.R.N. Lazier.
Publication details: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2006.Edition: 3rd edDescription: 1 online resource (xii, 496 pages, 7 pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), mapsContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781118687901
- 1118687906
- 9781444309140
- 1444309145
- 9781615836321
- 1615836322
- 9781118687918
- 1118687914
- QH541.5.S3 M25 2006
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 444-488) and index.
1. Marine ecology comes of age -- pt. A. Processes on a scale of less than 1 kilometer -- 2. Biology and boundary layers -- 3. Vertical structure of the open ocean : biology of the mixed layer -- 4. Vertical structure in coastal waters : freshwater run-off and tidal mixing -- pt. B. Processes on a scale of 1-1000 kilometers -- 5. Vertical structure in coastal waters : coastal upwelling regions -- 6. Fronts in coastal waters -- 7. Tides, tidal mixing and internal waves -- pt. C. Processes on a scale of thousands of kilometers -- 8. Ocean basin circulation : the biology of major currents, gyres, rings, and eddies -- 9. Variability in ocean circulation : its biological consequences -- 10. The oceans and global climate change : physical and biological aspects -- pt. D. Discussion and conclusions -- 11. Questions for the future.
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