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Elements of Marine Ecology, Fifth Edition focuses on marine ecology as a coherent science, providing undergraduate students with an essential foundation of knowledge in the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems. The text reflects ecological groupings such as the pelagic lifestyle vs. the benthic lifestyle. In addition, background oceanographic material, previously in various chapters, is consolidated in the first chapter. The broad definition of ecology is the study of organisms in relation to their surroundings. This book presents marine ecology as a coherent science, providing undergraduate students with an essential foundation of knowledge in the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to meet the needs of today’s courses and now includes worldwide examples, all thoroughly updated with brand new chapters.
Key Features
- Presents marine ecology as a coherent science, providing undergraduate students with an essential foundation of knowledge on the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems
- Includes fully updated, color images to enhance the text
- Provides a new chapter on Marine Nekton to increase coverage of habitat and ecology of water column organisms
Readership
Undergraduate students, especially first year level students studying any aspect of marine ecology and marine biology. It also has useful chapters for those studying marine conservation and oceanography. There are currently many diverse undergraduate university and college courses covering a wide range of marine topics for which this book would be useful
Table of Contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Ecological definitions
- 2 Studying the ocean
- 3 Structure of this book
- Further reading
- Chapter 1. The physical structure of oceans
- Abstract
- 1.1 Physical features and topography
- 1.2 Depth divisions and ocean zones
- 1.3 Seabed composition
- 1.4 Sediment sampling
- Further reading
- Chapter 2. The seawater environment and ecological adaptations
- Abstract
- 2.1 Sea temperature
- 2.2 Composition of seawater
- 2.3 Seawater sampling and measurement
- 2.4 Density and viscosity
- 2.5 Water pressure
- 2.6 Light and illumination
- 2.7 Ocean currents
- 2.8 Measuring currents
- 2.9 Tides
- 2.10 Waves
- Further reading
- Chapter 3. Organic production and cycling in the ocean
- Abstract
- 3.1 Primary production in the ocean
- 3.2 Measurement of primary production
- 3.3 Factors regulating organic production
- 3.4 Ocean seasons
- 3.5 Geographical differences in fertility
- Further reading
- Chapter 4. Open water lifestyles: marine plankton
- Abstract
- 4.1 Ecological definitions
- 4.2 Marine phytoplankton
- 4.3 Marine zooplankton
- 4.4 Planktonic food webs
- 4.5 Surface living and floating communities and species
- 4.6 Sampling and observing plankton
- Further reading
- Resources
- Chapter 5. Open water lifestyles: marine nekton
- Abstract
- 5.1 Epipelagic nekton
- 5.2 Mesopelagic nekton
- 5.3 Bathypelagic nekton
- 5.4 Sampling nekton
- 5.5 Air-breathers
- 5.6 Migration
- Further reading
- Chapter 6. Benthic living: the seashore
- Abstract
- 6.1 Problems and solutions for intertidal living
- 6.2 Rocky shores
- 6.3 Temperate rocky shores
- 6.4 Temperate sandy shores
- 6.5 Temperate muddy shores
- 6.6 Estuaries
- 6.7 Tropical shores
- 6.8 Ecological importance and value of the seashore
- Further reading
- Chapter 7. Benthic living: sublittoral and deep seabed
- Abstract
- 7.1 Benthic communities
- 7.2 Classification systems for marine communities
- 7.3 Benthic food supplies
- 7.4 Examples of benthic communities and ecosystems
- 7.5 Documenting the seabed
- 7.6 Sampling and collecting benthos
- Further reading
- Chapter 8. Human impacts 1: sea fisheries and aquaculture
- Abstract
- 8.1 Background biology of food fishes
- 8.2 Overfishing
- 8.3 Some fisheries and fishing methods – impacts and solutions
- 8.4 Fishery research
- 8.5 Fishery management and regulation
- 8.6 Feeding the world: aquaculture and its environmental impacts
- Further reading
- Chapter 9. Human impacts 2: problems, mitigation and conservation
- Abstract
- 9.1 Marine pollution
- 9.2 Climate change and global warming
- 9.3 Marine protected areas
- 9.4 Non-native and invasive species
- 9.5 Marine extraction
- 9.6 Renewable energy
- Further reading
- Appendix I. Measurements and SI units (modified from Dipper, 2014)
- A.1 Length, depth and area units
- A.2 Units of mass
- A.3 Units of volume
- A.4 Units of force and pressure
- A.5 Units of concentration
- A.6 Units of temperature
- Appendix II. Books on identification of marine life and habitats
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 580
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Butterworth-Heinemann 2022
- Published: February 16, 2022
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- eBook ISBN: 9780081028278
- Paperback ISBN: 9780081028261
About the Author
Frances Dipper
Dr. Frances Dipper is an author, lecturer and independent marine consultant and has spent a lifetime happily observing and studying marine organisms the world over. A naturalist at heart, she has always loved the sea and has a passion for writing books about the ocean both for adults and for children. This has culminated recently in her major work ‘The Marine World: A Natural History of Ocean Life’. Her Dorling Kindersley children’s book, ‘Guide to the Oceans’ won the Royal Society Aventis Prize for junior Science Books in 2003.
Although interested in anything that swims, slithers, glides, flaps or simply sways under water, she has a particular love of fishes and as well as writing books about them, she runs marine fish identification courses for marine consultancies and for Seasearch, a recording project for volunteer sports divers.
Affiliations and Expertise
Author, Lecturer and Independent Marine Consultant