Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Introduction to Marine Science

Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Introduction to Marine Science
ISBN-10
0878936025
ISBN-13
9780878936021
Series
Oceanography and Marine Biology
Category
Science
Pages
512
Language
English
Published
2012
Publisher
Sinauer Associates Incorporated
Author
David W. Townsend

Description

Oceanography and Marine Biology preserves the basic elements of the physical, chemical, and geological aspects of the marine sciences, and merges those fundamentals into a broader framework of marine biology and ecology. I have found that this approach works: my class of 350 students fills every semester it is offered, with students on waiting lists to get in. But existing textbooks on oceanography or marine biology address the companion field only cursorily: very few pages in oceanography texts are devoted to marine biology, and vice versa. This new book overcomes that imbalance, bringing these disparate marine science text formats closer together, giving them more equal weight, and introducing more effectively the physical sciences by showing students with everyday examples how such concepts form the foundation upon which to build a better understanding of the marine environment in a changing world.

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