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Biological Oceanography: An Introduction, Second Edition

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The authors provide more than just a superficial descriptive tour of the oceans. The text delves into studying the ocean as an ecosystem or subsets of it, as ecosystems in their own right. The food chain provides one way of understanding an ecosystem, and the adaptations that various creatures have for the niches they occupy. Here, the authors start from first principles, with the photosynthetic species and the depths which they occupy.

The book also shows that at the ocean bottoms, even with no photosynthesis, there is still a rich environment for benthic species.

The diagrams are well done and readily understandable. The biochemistry is pretty simple, but this is just an introductory text.

It's really good for who are just beginning to learn about biological oceanography and marine biology.

Shipment was really great. The book arrived one-two days after I ordered. Although it makes some sense because I live in new york city, the service was still exceptional!

Good buy. needed this book for class, the school was sold out, book arrived in timely manner in condition specified. Useful for ocean biology, a little old, but still very relevant and useful.