TY - BOOK AU - Kaiser,Michel J. AU - Williams,Peter J.leB TI - Marine ecology: processes, systems, and impacts SN - 0199227020 AV - QH541.5.S3 M2567 2011 U1 - 577.7 22 PY - 2011///] CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Marine ecology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part One - Processes -- Part Two - Systems -- Part Three - Impacts -- --; 1; Patterns In the Marine Environment -- --; Part One -; Processes --; 2; Primary Production Processes --; 3; Microbial Production --; 4; Secondary Production -- --; Part Two -; Systems --; 5; Estuarine Ecology --; 6; Rocky And Sandy Shores --; 7; Pelagic Ecosystems --; 8; Continental Shelf Seabed --; 9; The Deep Sea --; 10; Mangrove Forests And Sea Grass Meadows --; 11; Coral Reefs --; 12; Polar Regions -- --; Part Three -; Impacts --; 13; Fisheries --; 14; Aquaculture --; 15; Disturbance, Pollution And Climate Change --; 16; Conservation N2 - "The oceans cover the majority of the Earth's surface; they influence our climate and provide a valuable source of food to billions of people. Yet despite its fundamental impact on our lives, many aspects of the marine environment remain a mystery to us. Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems, and Impacts offers a carefully balanced and stimulating survey of marine ecology, introducing the key processes and systems from which the marine environment is formed, and the issues and challenges which surround its future. "--Publisher's website ER -