Exploring Marine Biology
Laboratory and Field Exercises
Published on 5. May 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-19-514817-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book is the only manual of its kind with exercises that apply to the diverse marine habitats of North America. The manual meets the needs of any introductory marine biology student, from the non-major to the prospective major with a background in the biological sciences. Each unit includes a broad range of exercises, so that instructors using the manual can select the exercises that best match the needs of their introductory course. The manual is also unique in providing extensively illustrated identification keys for three of the major marine lifeforms, allowing students to identify and classify organisms within the invertebrates, plankton, and fishes.
Reviews / Votes
Excellent, well written and illustrated. The accompanying forms very useful. Exercises are achievable. Thomas R. Cuba, St. Leo University A good overview of marine biology...appropriate for a freshman-level course. Sandra E. Shumway, Southampton CollegeMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
101 halftones & line illus.
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
636 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-514817-6 (9780195148176)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
UNIT 1. TEMPERATURE, SALINITY, DENSITY, AND DISSOLVED OXYGEN ; I. ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES ; A. Determination of Salinity ; B. Determination of Dissolved Oxygen ; II. APPLICATIONS OF TERMPERATURE, SALINITY, AND DISSOLVED OXYGEN DATA ; UNIT 2. MARINE INVERTEBRATE CLASSIFICATION AND IDENTIFICATION ; UNIT 3. BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES ; UNIT 4. BENTHIC MEIOFAUNA ; A. Representatives of Meiofauna ; B. Sediments and Interstitial Spaces ; C. Meiofaunal Search ; UNIT 5. AQUATIC PLANTS; MACROALGAE AND SEA GRASSES ; A. Morphology and Diversity of Macroscopic Marine Algae ; B. Morphology and Diversity of Sea Grasses ; UNIT 6. EPIBIOTA OF ALGAE AND SEA GRASSES ; UNIT 7. PHOTOSYNTHETIC PIGMENTS OF MARINE MACROALGAE ; UNIT 8. PLANKTON ; A. Representatives of the Plankton Community ; B. Composition of the Plankton ; C. Observation of Living Plankton ; D. Quantitative Analysis of Plankton Sample ; UNIT 9. FISH MORPHOLOGY AND DIVERSITY ; A. External Morphology ; B. Fish Diversity ; UNIT 10. INTERNAL ANATOMY OF A BONY FISH ; UNIT 11. FOULING COMMUNITIES ; A. Qualitative Assessment of a Fouling Community ; B. Quantitative Assessment of a Fouling Community ; UNIT 12. SAMPLING THE SEASHORE ; A. Pretrip Planning and Preparation ; B. Suggested Field Projects and Exercises ; C. Fundamental Ecological Observations ; UNIT 13. OFFSHORE SAMPLING ; A. Physical and Chemical Sampling ; B. Biological Sampling ; APPENDICES