Marine biology

The great progress which has been made in recent years in the field of the chemical and physical properties of water and the dependence of the life processes on these makes it appear desirable to take water as an environment as the central theme and this subject occupies half the text.

Our oceans are amazing!

Have you heard of the Great Southern Reef?

Calf is a newborn humpback whale, venturing into an exciting marine world while being nurtured and cared for by his mother.

A reindeer treks a continent under unimaginable weather extremes.

Australia's coral reefs stretch far and wide, covering 50 000 square kilometres from the Indian Ocean in the West to the Pacific Ocean in the East.

The iconic and beautiful Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is home to one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world.

The iconic and beautiful Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is home to one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world.

Echinoderms, including feather stars, seastars, brittle stars, sea urchins and sea cucumbers, are some of the most beautiful and interesting animals in the sea.

Echinoderms, including feather stars, seastars, brittle stars, sea urchins and sea cucumbers, are some of the most beautiful and interesting animals in the sea.

Humans spend more time in or on the water than ever before.

Bryozoans are aquatic animals that form colonies of connected individuals.

Bryozoans are aquatic animals that form colonies of connected individuals.

Bryozoans are aquatic animals that form colonies of connected individuals.

The Handbook of New Zealand Mammals is the only definitive reference on all the land-breeding mammals recorded in the New Zealand region (including the New Zealand sector of Antarctica).

Oil spills can be difficult to manage, with reporting frequently delayed.

Oil spills can be difficult to manage, with reporting frequently delayed.

Ecological indicators and surrogates are used widely by resource managers to monitor and understand complex biota and ecosystem processes.

Wildlife Research in Australia: Practical and Applied Methods is a guide to conducting wildlife research in Australia.

The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2020 is the most comprehensive review of the status of Australia's avifauna ever attempted.

Telling people about research is just as important as doing it.

Admired all over the world and loved by locals for its natural beauty, Sydney Harbour is enjoyed by thousands of people every day.

Raptors are popular and iconic birds, and are important ecologically, with some species listed as threatened.

Victoria's reptiles are not often encountered by urban dwellers, with many species now threatened.

Are you wishing you knew how to better communicate science, without having to read several hundred academic papers and books on the topic?

Long-term monitoring programs are fundamental to understanding the natural environment and managing major environmental problems.

Long-term monitoring programs are fundamental to understanding the natural environment and managing major environmental problems.

Though many are harmless and even beneficial, invertebrates are some of the world's most feared and dangerous creatures.

Healthy waterways and oceans are essential for our increasingly urbanised world.

Birds of prey spend most of their time in flight and, when viewed from the ground, they are notoriously hard to identify.

Birds of prey spend most of their time in flight and, when viewed from the ground, they are notoriously hard to identify.

'The deepest trenches, highest mountains, biggest earthquakes, most explosive volcanoes are all associated with these places.

The world's oceans cover about 70% of our planet.

The bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea possesses a unique natural heritage stretching back over 80 million years since the break-up of the great southern continent of Gondwana.

The bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea possesses a unique natural heritage stretching back over 80 million years since the break-up of the great southern continent of Gondwana.

Ever wondered how vaccines work, why whales strand themselves or if luck exists?

Ever wondered how vaccines work, why whales strand themselves or if luck exists?

A Guide to Southern Temperate Seagrasses describes the exceptionally diverse seagrasses in the temperate parts of the southern hemisphere.

A Guide to Southern Temperate Seagrasses describes the exceptionally diverse seagrasses in the temperate parts of the southern hemisphere.

Ecology of Australian Temperate Reefs presents the current state of knowledge of the ecology of important elements of southern Australian sub-tidal reef flora and fauna, and the underlying ecological principles.

Ecology of Australian Temperate Reefs presents the current state of knowledge of the ecology of important elements of southern Australian sub-tidal reef flora and fauna, and the underlying ecological principles.

The commercial culture of marine shrimp in tropical areas has grown at a phenomenal rate during the last 10 to 15 years.

Plankton and Productivity in the Oceans, Second Edition, Volume 1: Phytoplankton presents the different varieties of phytoplankton and nanoplankton forms; the types and temporal changes in phytoplankton communities; and the primary production of planktonic algae in the seas.

Presents information that can be useful to facilitate the aquaculture of a wide variety of food species.

Understanding the Oceans brings together an internationally distinguished group of authors to consider the enormous advances in marine science that have been achieved since the voyages of HMS Challenger a century ago.

The marine environment has been, and continues to be, a fruitful source of novel chemical compounds that are not found in terrestrial and freshwater organisms.

Marine environment can be affected by several pollutants such as the presence of elements and their chemical species, pharmaceuticals, nanoparticles and other emerging contaminants.

This book provides comprehensive coverage on current trends in marine omics of various relevant topics such as genomics, lipidomics, proteomics, foodomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, nutrigenomics, pharmacogenomics and toxicogenomics as related to and applied to marine biotechnology, molecular biology, marine biology, marine microbiology, environmental biotechnology, environmental science, aquaculture, pharmaceutical science and bioprocess engineering.

Anguillid eels have fascinated biologists for centuries due to their spectacular long-distance migrations between freshwater habitats and their spawning areas far out in the ocean.

Molluscan Communities of the Florida Keys and Adjacent Areas: Their Ecology and Biodiversity is the first comprehensive overview of the ecology and biodiversity of the phylum Mollusca in the area extending from the Dry Tortugas and Ten Thousand Islands in the west to Palm Beach in the east.