Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems: Biological--Physical Interactions in the Oceans.

Abstract

Contents. Preface to Third Edition. Preface to Second Edition. Preface to First Edition. 1 Marine Ecology Comes of Age. Part A: Processes on a Scale of less than 1 Kilometer. 2 Biology and Boundary Layers. 3 Vertical Structure of the Open Ocean: Biology of the Mixed Layer. 4 Vertical Structure in Coastal Waters: Freshwater Run-off and Tidal Mixing. Part B: Processes on a Scale of 1-1000 Kilometers. 5 Vertical Structure in Coastal Waters: Coastal Upwelling Regions. 6 Fronts in Coastal Waters. 7 Tides, Tidal Mixing, and Internal Waves. Part C: Processes on a Scale of Thousands of Kilometers. 8 Ocean Basin Circulation: The Biology of Major Currents, Gyres, Rings, and Eddies. 9 Variability in Ocean Circulation: its Biological Consequences. 10 The Oceans and Global Climate Change: Physical and Biological Aspects. Part D: Discussion and Conclusions. 11 Questions for the Future. Appendix. References. Index