The American sea : a natural history of the Gulf of Mexico /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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College Station :
Texas A&M University Press,
[2015].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series.
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword / by Sylvia Earle
- Part I. Introduction. 1. Historical background ; 2. An introduction to marine science
- Part II. The Physical Environment. 3. Origin and history of the Gulf of Mexico Basin ; 4. Physiography and sedimentary environments ; 5. Meteorology ; 6. Physical oceanography ; 7. Chemical oceanography
- Part III. Biology. 8. Phytoplankton ; 9. Zooplankton ; 10. Benthos of soft bottoms ; 11. Biota of hard substrates : biofouling communities and coral/algal reefs ; 12. Plant-dominated communities : salt marshes, mangrove swamps, and seagrass meadows ; 13. Nekton ; 14. The deep Gulf
- Part IV. Ecological Processes. 15. Ecological processes. 1, Environmental factors and species adaptations ; 16. Ecological processes. 2, Life histories and system integration
- Part V. Human Relations. 17. Human impacts on coastal and marine systems ; 18. Management perspectives.