Description
Book SynopsisMarine 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 conservation.
Trade Review'Kaiser et al. is the best and most comprehensive textbook in Marine Ecology on the market today. It deals with the complex processes in the marine environment and how these operate in the various systems, and it shows how human societies benefit from and influence these systems.' * Dr Jens Tang Christensen, Aarhus University *
'This is a perfect blend of the fundamentals of key oceanic processes that takes the reader from the simplest of processes to greater complexities in a very easy and well-structured read. It's an essential on the reading list for all marine related undergraduate studies.' * Dr Nicholas Ray, Nottingham Trent University *
Review of the previous edition: 'I have always liked the fact that Marine Ecology focuses on the key ecological processes within the marine environment as well as the systems and habitats separately. The layout of the book is ideal for its target audience of undergraduate students and I recommend marine biology students purchase this book as it provides a handy reference guide throughout their degree. The balance of the book is excellent in that it provides web links to projects and suggested references for further reading.' * Dr Cathy Lucas, University of Southampton *
Table of Contents1: Patterns in the Marine Environment 2: Primary Production Processes 3: Microbial Production and the Decomposition of Organic Material 4: Secondary Production 5: Estuaries 6: Rocky and Sandy Shores 7: Pelagic Ecosystems 8: Continental Shelf Seabed 9: The Deep Sea 10: Mangrove Forests and Seagrass Meadows 11: Coral Reefs 12: Polar Regions 13: Fisheries 14: Aquaculture 15: Pollution, Disturbance and Environmental Monitoring 16: Conservation 17: Climate change 18: Sea and Society
