Marine Biology
Eleventh Edition
Peter Castro / Michael E. Huber
© 2019
Contents
I. Principles of Marine Science
1. The Science of Marine Biology
2. The Sea Floor
3. Chemical and Physical Features of the World Ocean
4. Fundamentals of Biology
II. The Organisms of the Sea
5. The Microbial World
6. Multicellular Primary Producers: Seaweeds and Plants
7. Marine Animals Without a Backbone
8. Marine Fishes
9. Marine Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals
III. Structure and Function of Marine Ecosystems
10. An Introduction to Marine Ecology
Special Report: Our Changing Planet
11. Between the Tides
12. Estuaries: Where Rivers Meet the Sea
13. Life on the Continental Shelf
14. Coral Reefs
15. Life Near the Surface
16. The Ocean Depths
IV. Humans and the Sea
17. Resources from the Sea
18. The Impact of Humans on the Marine Environment
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