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Author(s): Tom S. Garrison, Robert Ellis
ISBN(s): 9781305254282, 1305254287
Edition: 9
File Details: PDF, 72.45 MB
Year: 2015
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 1305254287 
ISBN 13: 9781305254282
Author: Tom S Garrison, Robert Ellis

Developed in partnership with the National Geographic Society, market-leading OCEANOGRAPHY: AN INVITATION TO MARINE SCIENCE, 9e gives you a basic understanding of the scientific questions, complexities, and uncertainties involved in ocean use-as well as the role and importance of the ocean in nurturing and sustaining life on Earth. Seasoned researchers Tom Garrison and Robert Ellis emphasize the interdisciplinary nature of marine science, stressing its links to biology, chemistry, geology, physics, meteorology, astronomy, ecology, history, and economics. The book’s focus on the science process includes numerous “How Do We Know?” boxes detailing the science behind how oceanographers know what they know. Coverage of climate change has been updated to reflect the latest findings. In addition, Chapter 14 “Primary Producers” includes expanded coverage of photosynthetic and chemosynthetic producers to help you understand the “big picture” in marine biology.

Oceanography An Invitation to Marine Science 9th Table of contents:

1. The Origin of the Ocean

  • Earth as an ocean world, origin of stars and planets, ocean formation, life’s origin, other ocean worlds

2. A History of Marine Science

  • Early voyaging, European discovery, science voyages, modern tech and institutions

3. Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics

  • Earth’s interior, plate boundaries, continental drift, seafloor spreading

4. Ocean Basins

  • Bathymetry, continental margins, abyssal plains, seamounts, oceanic ridges

5. Sediments

  • Sediment classification, sources, distribution, tools, economic value

6. Water and Ocean Structure

  • Water properties, stratification, light and sound in ocean, thermal dynamics

7. Ocean Chemistry

  • Seawater composition, salinity, gas solubility, acid-base balance

8. Circulation of the Atmosphere

  • Solar heating, Coriolis effect, wind cells, storms, El Niño/La Niña

9. Circulation of the Ocean

  • Surface currents, gyres, upwelling/downwelling, thermohaline flow

10. Waves

  • Wave formation, types, wind waves, tsunamis, internal and tidal waves

11. Tides

  • Gravitational forces, tidal patterns, prediction, effects on organisms

12. Coasts

  • Erosional vs. depositional coasts, beach profiles, estuaries, human impact

13. Life in the Ocean

  • Evolution, classification, energy flow, environmental factors

14. Primary Producers

  • Phytoplankton, seaweeds, productivity limits, deep-sea production

15. Marine Animals

  • Invertebrates, fishes, reptiles, birds, marine mammals

16. Marine Communities

  • Community structure, intertidal zones, deep-sea, coral reefs, succession

17. Marine Resources

  • Energy, minerals, fisheries, biotechnology, economic zones

18. The Ocean and the Environment

  • Pollution, habitat loss, climate change, conservation, marine protected areas

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