TY - BOOK AU - Barnes, R.S.K. AU - Hughes, R.N. TI - An introduction to marine ecology SN - 9780865428348 U1 - 574.52636 PY - 1999/// CY - Oxford PB - Blackwell Science KW - Marine ecology. KW - Écologie marine KW - Mariene ecologie N1 - Included Index; The nature and global distribution of marine organisms, habitats and productivity -- The planktonic system of surface waters -- The benthos of continental shelf and littoral sediments -- Salt-marshes, mangrove-swamps and sea-grass meadows -- Rocky shores and kelp forests -- Coral reefs -- Pelagic and benthic systems of the deep sea -- Fish and other nekton -- Ecology of life histories -- Speciation and biogeography -- The marine ecosystem as a functional whole -- Human interference and conservation N2 - The subject of marine ecology has moved into an exciting phase where the emphasis in research is on processes and concepts often basic to ecology as a whole. This text covers the developments recently made in this field ER -