Marine biology

With over 70 species still populating the world's oceans after approximately 500 million years, hagfishes are essential benthic organisms that play a vital role in understanding the evolutionary origins of vertebrate life and the maintenance of the oceanic ecosystem.

Apart from being commercially and socially significant, anchovies and sardines populations occupy crucial positions in the oceans' ecosystems.

Parrotfish are found on almost every coral reef in the world.

Ocean Pollution provides a unique look at the effects of estuarine and coastal pollution on resource species.

Damselfishes (Pomacentridae) are highly conspicuous, diurnal inhabitants of mainly reef areas, capturing the attention of many scientists.

Over the past ten years, a number of new large-scale oceanographic programs have been initiated.

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The farming and cultivation of algae can provide sustainable solutions for issues like food security-related problems, costly health-related products, sustainable fuels, and more.

The deep sea is the last, vast wilderness on the planet.

'Saltmarshes are often remote, inhospitable places, neither land nor sea, as hard to pin down as they are to navigate.

'Scales's genuine appreciation and awe for fish are contagious.

A new and fully updated edition of this popular title, which is the definitive guide to watching whales, dolphins and porpoises in British and other European waters.

'Saltmarshes are often remote, inhospitable places, neither land nor sea, as hard to pin down as they are to navigate.

Our seas are host to an extraordinary variety of plant and animal life, but much of it remains mysterious and great imagery is surprisingly hard to find.

Our seas are host to an extraordinary variety of plant and animal life, but much of it remains mysterious and great imagery is surprisingly hard to find.

A brand new RSPB guide to help you become a confident and learned explorer of the seashore.

This practical pocket guide, published in association with the Wildlife Trusts, includes nearly 180 species that live in the area between land and sea called the intertidal, or littoral, zone.

This practical field guide, published in association with the Wildlife Trusts, includes nearly 180 species that live in the area between land and sea called the intertidal, or littoral, zone.

This enlightening new volume details over 200 species of bioluminescent marine fishes along with their biotechnological and therapeutic applications.

There's so much we don't know about what lies deep beneath the ocean's surface - and the time to find out is growing increasingly precious .

New York Times bestselling author Susan Donovan welcomes you to Bayberry Island, a special place where a bronze mermaid statue promises to grant true love to anyone who asks with an open heart.

Sharks belong to the oldest vertebrate species that possess immune systems similar to that of mammals.

With contributions from an impressive group of Argentinean and German oceanographers, this book examines classical ecological issues relating to marine ecosystems in the context of climate change.

Interrelationships Between Corals and Fisheries is derived from a workshop held by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council in Tampa, Florida in May 2013, where world authorities came together to discuss the current problems in managing tropical fisheries and offered suggestions for future directions for both researchers and environmental reso

Butterflyfishes (family Chaetodontidae) are a highly conspicuous component of fish fauna on coral reefs throughout the world.

Shallow water marine molluscan faunas are distributed in a pattern of distinct, geographically definable areas.

Marine Biomedicine: From Beach to Bedside assesses current efforts in marine biomedicine and evaluates the implications of recent advances on the future of the field.

Produced by a Leading Aquatic ScientistA narrative account of how estuaries around the world are being altered by human forces and human-induced global climate changes, Climate Change and Coastal Ecosystems: Long-Term Effects of Climate and Nutrient Loading on Trophic Organization chronicles a more than 40-year-old research effort conducted by Dr.

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.

At an increasingly global scale, aquatic scientists are heavily entrenched in understanding the fate of marine ecosystems in the face of human-altered environments.

Over the past ten years, a number of new large-scale oceanographic programs have been initiated.

Rabbitfishes (family Siganidae) are a vital yet often overlooked group of fishes in coral reef and seagrass ecosystems native to the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific region.

Life in the World's Oceans: Diversity, Abundance and Distribution is a true landmark publication.

Life in the World's Oceans: Diversity, Abundance and Distribution is a true landmark publication.

This book began life as a series of lectures given to second and third year undergraduates at Oxford University.

This established textbook continues to provide a comprehensive and stimulating introduction to marine ecological concepts and processes.

This topical and exciting textbook describes fisheries exploitation, biology, conservation and management, and reflects many recent and important changes in fisheries science.

This book provides a general introduction to the biology of marine mammals, and an overview of the adaptations that have permitted mammals to succeed in the marine environment.

Ecology of Coastal Waters with Implications for Management, Second Edition is the most up-to-date book available on coastal marine ecosystems.

Because of its wide geographic scope and harsh conditions, Canada's Arctic presents many challenges for researchers and biologists.

This book critically examines the available literature on oceanic acidification, including a historical review of pH and atmospheric CO2 levels over the millennia; natural and anthropogenic sources of CO2 to the atmosphere and sea surface; chemical, physical, and biological mode of action; biological effects of acidification to marine plants and an

With numerous real-world examples, Modelling and Quantitative Methods in Fisheries, Second Edition provides an introduction to the analytical methods used by fisheries' scientists and ecologists.

Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, Volume 48

Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, Volume 48