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Introduction to marine biology
- Title
- Introduction to marine biology [by] Bayard H. McConnaughey.
- Author
- McConnaughey, Bayard H. (Bayard Harlow), 1916-2002.
- Publication
- Saint Louis, C.V. Mosby Co., 1974.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QH91.M23 1974 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- x, 544 pages illustrations; 27 cm
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 461-497.
- Contents
- Marine environment : general considerations. The open ocean -- Coastal waters -- The floor of the sea -- The biota of the sea. The phytoplankton -- Larger marine plants -- Animal life of the sea : general considerations -- The zooplankton -- Planktonic larval forms -- The nekton -- Benthic communities on hard substrates -- Benthic communities of soft substrates -- Zoogeography of the seas -- The deep-sea benthos -- Marine animals of terrestrial ancestry -- Adaptations of terrestrial vertebrates to the marine environment -- The reducers : marine bacteriology -- Time and marine life. Thoughts on the role of the seas in the origin and early evolution of life -- The progression of life through the ages -- Sea floor spreading, continental drift, ice ages, and world climate -- The impact of man. Utilization of marine resources -- Man's impact on marine environments.
- ISBN
- 0801632579
- 9780801632570
- LCCN
- 73017290
- OCLC
- ocm00723047
- 723047
- SCSB-288734
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library