Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Introduction to Marine Science (Hardback)
Short Description for Oceanography and Marine Biology Oceanography and Marine Biology presents the basic elements of the physical, chemical, and geological aspects of the marine sciences, and merges them into a broader framework of marine biology and ecology. Townsend uses everyday examples of how these areas form the foundations for understanding the marine environment in a changing world.
Full description- Publisher: Sinauer Associates Inc.,U.S.
- Published: 20 August 2012
- Format: Hardback 575 pages
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- Categories: Ecological Science, The Biosphere | Marine Biology | Oceanography (seas)
- ISBN 13: 9780878936021 ISBN 10: 0878936025
- Sales rank: 176,038
Full description for Oceanography and Marine Biology
Oceanography and Marine Biology preserves the basic elements of the physical, chemical, and geological aspects of the marine sciences, and merges those fundamentals into a broader framework of marine biology and ecology. Existing textbooks on oceanography or marine biology address the companion field only cursorily: very few pages in oceanography texts are devoted to marine biology, and vice versa. This new book overcomes that imbalance, bringing these disparate marine science text formats closer together, giving them more equal weight, and introducing more effectively the physical sciences by showing students with everyday examples how such concepts form the foundation upon which to build a better understanding of the marine environment in a changing world. Lecturer supplements will also be available.
