The American sea : a natural history of the Gulf of Mexico / Rezneat Darnell.
Darnell, Rezneat M., author.
2015
QH92.3 .D37 2015 (Mapit)
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Title The American sea : a natural history of the Gulf of Mexico / Rezneat Darnell.
Author Darnell, Rezneat M., author.
Edition First edition.
ISBN 9781623492823 (hardcover) (alkaline paper)
1623492823 (hardcover) (alkaline paper)
9781623493011 (electronic book)
1623493013 (electronic book)
Published College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2015.
Language English
Description xxvi, 554 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm.
Call Number QH92.3 .D37 2015
Dewey Decimal Classification 578.7709163/64
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 491-534) and index.
Series Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series.
Record Appears in On-Campus Resources > Books
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Foreword / by Sylvia Earle
Introduction
Historical background
An introduction to marine science
The physical environment
Origin and history of the Gulf of Mexico basin
Physiography and sedimentary environments
Meteorology
Physical oceanography
Chemical oceanography
Biology
Phytoplankton
Zooplankton
Benthos of soft bottoms
Biota of hard substrates: biofouling communities and coral/algal reefs
Plant-dominated communities: salt marshes, mangrove swamps, and seagrass meadows
Nekton
The deep gulf
Ecological processes
Ecological processes I: Environmental factors and species adaptations
Ecological processes II: Life histories and system integration
Human relations
Human impacts on coastal and marine systems
Management perspectives.

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