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A textbook aimed at college students, covering the broad diversity of marine organisms and habitats, including an introduction to ocean science, effects of the physical environment on marine organisms, introduction to the diversity of marine organisms, biodiversity, pollution, fisheries, and habitats including: kelp forests, coral reefs, deep sea hot vents, and rocky shores. Color photos, excellent diagrams, and a glossary help the student to learn the principles of marine biology.

"An excellent book! I am very impressed with the breadth of coverage and the amount of substantive biology, especially ecology, that Levinton has incorporated into the text without sacrificing clarity and readability. An impressive treatment suitable for a range of undergraduate courses!" --Larry McEdward, University of Florida

Every text comes bundled with Marine Biology Explorations CD with over 400 images, links to references, careers in marine biology, organism web pages and more.

CD: Marine Biology Explorations

Also available: CD with PowerPoint notes-lectures. Available free to instructors who adopt the text. Also with test bank.

B OOK CONTENTS

Preface
Part I. Principles of Oceanography and Marine Biology
1. Sounding the Deep
2. The Oceanic Environment
3. Ecological and Evolutionary Principles
Part II. Marine Organisms: Function and Environment
4. The Chemical and Physical Environment
5. Reproduction, Dispersal, and Migration
6. Life in a Fluid Medium
Part III. Organisms of the Open Sea
7. The Water Column: Plankton
8. The Water Column: Nekton
Part IV. Processes in the Open Sea
9. Critical Factors in Plankton Abundance
10. Productivity and Food Webs in the Sea
Part V. Organisms of the Seabed
11. The Diversity of Benthic Marine Invertebrates
12. Seaweeds, Sea Grasses, and Benthic Microorganisms
13. Benthic Life Habits
Part VI. Coastal Benthic Environments
14. The Tidelands: Rocky Shores, Soft-Substratum Shores, Marshes, Mangroves,
and Estuaries
15. Sea Grass Beds, Kelp Forests, Rocky Reefs, and Coral Reefs
Part VII. Processes on the Seabed, From the Shelf to the Deep Sea
16. From the Continental Shelf to the Deep Sea
17. Biodiversity and Conservation of the Ocean
Part VIII. Human Impact on the Sea
18. Food from the Sea
19. Marine Pollution
Glossary
Marine Biology Journals
Index

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