Sealife : a complete guide to the marine environment
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Sealife : a complete guide to the marine environment
Pica Press, c1996
- South Africa
- Netherlands and Belgium
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Includes index
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内容説明・目次
内容説明
This guide to the marine environment covers all forms of sea-life. It describes colenterates, molluscs, crustacea, urochordates, fish, reptiles, seabirds, cetaceans and sea mammals. The book opens with a section on oceanography and marine biology which explains the complex and fascinating processes that created the oceans as we know them today. Part I covers the invertebrates. As they are a diverse group, typical regional invertebrate habitats are described which give an insight into the complex niches and relationships that exist. Part II covers the vertebrates. It opens with 48 plates illustrating the majority of species likely to be encountered on the oceans. In the fish plates, some species are illustrated for the first time. The seabirds, cetaceans, sea reptiles and sea mammals are also comprehensively illustrated. The plate section is followed by a systematic section on each group. The book should prove useful to the seafarer, and provide information to anyone interested in the marine environment.
目次
- Part 1 Oceanography and marine biology: historical introduction
- evolution of the planet, life and oceanographic processes
- the physical and chemical nature of oceans
- water movements and oceanic circulation patterns. Part 2 Biology of marine environments: the pelagic environment
- plaktonic systems of surface waters
- other aspects of pelagic life
- benthic environments
- coastal sealife ecology
- shoreline environments
- estuaries and saltmarshes
- mangroves
- kelp forests
- seagrass meadows
- coral reefs
- summary - the marine ecosystem. Part 3 Identifying marine life - Part One - invertebrates (plates 1-8). Part 4 Marine invertebrates: structural support
- locomotion
- feeding
- defence and camouflage
- parasitism, commensalism and symbiosis
- sensory perception
- reproduction
- larvae and settlement
- evolution. Part 5 Identifying marine life - part two - vertebrates (plates 9-56). Part 6 Evolution of the vertebrates: the chordates and vertebrate ancestry
- early-palaeozoic vertebrates
- evolution of cartilaginous fishes
- evolution of bony fishes
- evolution of other vertebrates. Part 7 Marine fishes: jawless or cyclostome fishes (agnatha)
- cartilaginous fishes (chondrichthyes)
- sharks and rays
- chimaeras
- bony fishes (osteichthyes) cartilaginous fishes factsheet
- bony fishes factsheet. Part 8 Marine reptiles: crocodiles
- turtles and terrapins
- marine lizards
- marine snakes
- turtle factsheet. Part 8 Seabirds: taxonomy
- distribution and movements
- physiology and adaptations
- morphology and plumage
- food and feeding
- breeding
- status and conservation
- seabird factsheet. Part 9 Cetaceans: evolution
- taxonomy
- habitats and distribution
- food and feeding
- swimming
- respiration and diving
- senses
- life history
- stranding
- whales and man
- whale factsheet. Part 10 Sirenians: taxonomy and distribution
- swimming and diving
- diet
- behaviour and orientaton
- reproduction
- conservation. Part 11 Pinnipeds: evolution, natural history
- seal factsheet. Part 12 Marine otters. Part 13 Polar bear. Part 14 Reference section. Part 15 Observing, recording equipment
- collecting and sampling equipment
- observations and record-keeping
- other observational methods
- equipment list
- recording sheets. Appendices: the metric system and conversion factors SI units and scientific notation
- roots, prefixes and suffixes
- Beaufort wind scale.
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