Marine biology

Instrumentation is central to the study of physiology and genetics in living organisms, especially at the molecular level.

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

The Arctic, in the polar region, the northernmost part of Earth, is the hotspot for climate change assessments and the sensitive barometer of global climate variability.

Artificial habitats have been used for centuries to successfully modify environments for the benefit of Man.

Coastal communities depend on the marine environment for their livelihoods, but the common property nature of marine resources poses major challenges for the governance of such resources.

This illustrated introduction to Central American Chironomidae offers extensive photographic material, as well as detailed morphological and ecological descriptions of chironomid subfossils found in Central American lake sediments.

This United Nations report examines the current state of knowledge of the world''s oceans, for policymakers, and provides a reference for marine science courses.

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

Invertebrate Zoology: A Tree of Life Approach is a comprehensive and authoritative textbook adopting an explicitly phylogenetic organization.

Describes biological rhythms and clocks evolved by marine organisms in relation to tidal, daily, lunar and seasonal life cycle events.

Shows how bold action by governments can protect human health and lead us to a sustainable future.

Wild animals have been housed in zoos and aquariums for 5,000 years, fascinating people living in virtually every society.

Bivalve Molluscs is an extremely comprehensive book covering all major aspects of this important class of invertebrates.

This book examines the impact and implications of Japan's withdrawal from the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW), which came into effect in July 2019.

Walleye Pollock is one of the world's largest fisheries.

This valuable reference book covers the application of marine resources like algae, fishes, and shrimp to address food challenges of the world.

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

Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science is the most up-to-date reference work for system based coastal and estuarine ecosystem science and management.

In a volume as urgent and eloquent as Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, this book—winner of the Southern Environmental Law Center's 2016 Reed Environmental Writing Award in the book category—reveals how the health and well-being of a tiny bird and an ancient crab mirrors our own Winner of the 2016 Rachel Carson Environment Book Award given by the Society of Environmental Journalists  Each year, red knots, sandpipers weighing no more than a coffee cup, fly a near-miraculous 19,000 miles from the tip of South America to their nesting grounds in the Arctic and back.

This book is a compilation of research and review papers presented in the National Seminar on'Therapeutics of Marine Bioactive Compounds' on 9th and 10th December 2013 organised by the Department of Home Science, Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University, Gandhigram -624302, Dindigul District.

Over the last two decades, the scientific and popular media have been bombarded by gloom and doom stories of the future of fisheries, the status of fish stocks, and the impact of fishing on marine ecosystems.

Describes recent advances in the study and use of phytoplankton pigments for students, researchers and professionals in aquatic science, biogeochemistry and remote sensing.

Groupers are fascinating charismatic fishes commonly found in reef habitats around the world that sustain a global multimillionaire fishery.

An epic excursion into one of the last great frontiers on EarthThe deep ocean comprises more than 90 percent of our planet's biosphere and is home to some of the world's most dazzling creatures, which thrive amid extreme pressures, scarce food supplies, and frigid temperatures.

Climate change is having an increasing impact on coastal, estuarine, and marine environments worldwide.

A critical synthesis of key concepts for understanding human impacts on marine ecosystems and for decision-making based on ecosystem services.

Echinoderms are an ancient and diverse group of marine animals with a rich fossil record.

Pathobiology of Marine and Estuarine Organisms is a comprehensive, up-to-date review of aquatic animal pathobiology covering infectious and non-infectious diseases of vertebrates such as marine mammals and fishes, in addition to diseases of invertebrates such as crustacea, mollusks, and lower phyla.

This book provides the latest comprehensive methods for isolation and other novel techniques for marine product development.

The core of a multibillion dollar sport fishing industry, tarpon and bonefish, two of the earth's oldest creatures, are experiencing obvious and precipitous population decline.

The coastal tropics comprise some of the most sensitive and yet the most understudied ecosystems in the world.

In-depth documentation of the diving, foraging, and migratory behavior of a superlative marine mammal, based on 50 years of study.

This new volume addresses the environmental impacts of pollution on freshwater aquatic ecosystems and presents sustainable management and remediation practices and advanced technology help to address the different types of pollutants.

Deliberately breaking with the classical biology-centered description of marine organisms and their products, this reference emphasizes microbial technology over basic biology, setting it apart from its predecessors.

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

Macrofungi have significant importance in human health, particularly in nutrition, medicine, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and industries.

CHOICE 'Highly Recommended for all readers' June 2021 Vol.

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

Fish are a unique group which harbour some 30,000 species of helminths that do not occur in other vertebrates.

Volume 25 of this authoritative review series continues the high standard set by the editors in the past.

Building upon the success of previous editions of the bestselling Handbook of Laboratory Animal Science, first published in 1994, this latest revision combines all three volumes in one definitive guide.

Atlantic cod is an important fish species in human history and continues to be a major influence on North Atlantic fisheries management, as stock collapses and recoveries impact coastal communities and shelf sea food webs.

Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 92 highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics including A Review of Coral Reef Rehabilitation Efforts in the Coral Triangle.

Realizing that water, energy and food are the three pillars to sustain the growth of human population in the future, this book deals with all the above aspects with particular emphasis on water and energy.

Learning marine biology from a textbook is one thing.

Plastic Pollution and Marine Conservation: Approaches to Protect Biodiversity and Marine Life provides comprehensive knowledge on the consequences of plastic waste in marine environments at different levels, ranging from ecological and biological, to social, economic and political.

This book is a rich resource of important information on coldwater fish farming and coldwater fisheries management, including new research and recent technological advances.

Poole Harbour is protected and recognised, nationally and internationally, for its ecological importance.