UID:
almafu_9959328123302883
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 496 pages, 7 pages of plates) :
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illustrations (some color), maps
Edition:
3rd ed.
ISBN:
9781118687901
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1118687906
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9781444309140
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1444309145
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9781615836321
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1615836322
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9781118687918
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1118687914
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1405111186
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9781405111188
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1282116789
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9781282116788
,
9786612116780
,
6612116781
Content:
Examines the effects of physical forces and biological processes on oceans, and describes coastal estuaries, shelf-break fronts, ocean gyres, coral reefs, and more; and also discusses research based on the effects of global warming and the predictability of changes in fish stocks.
Note:
1. Marine ecology comes of age -- pt. A. Processes on a scale of less than 1 kilometer -- 2. Biology and boundary layers -- 3. Vertical structure of the open ocean : biology of the mixed layer -- 4. Vertical structure in coastal waters : freshwater run-off and tidal mixing -- pt. B. Processes on a scale of 1-1000 kilometers -- 5. Vertical structure in coastal waters : coastal upwelling regions -- 6. Fronts in coastal waters -- 7. Tides, tidal mixing and internal waves -- pt. C. Processes on a scale of thousands of kilometers -- 8. Ocean basin circulation : the biology of major currents, gyres, rings, and eddies -- 9. Variability in ocean circulation : its biological consequences -- 10. The oceans and global climate change : physical and biological aspects -- pt. D. Discussion and conclusions -- 11. Questions for the future.
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English.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Mann, K.H. (Kenneth Henry), 1923- Dynamics of marine ecosystems. Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2006 ISBN 1405111186
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781405111188
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118687901
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118687901
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118687901
