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Autore |
Darnell Rezneat M. |
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Titolo |
The American sea : a natural history of the Gulf of Mexico / / Rezneat Darnell |
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College Station, Texas : , : Texas A&M University Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (586 p.) |
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Collana |
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Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies Series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Natural history - Mexico, Gulf of |
Marine biology - Mexico, Gulf of |
Marine ecology - Mexico, Gulf of |
Oceanography - Mexico, Gulf of |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Foreword / by Sylvia Earle -- Introduction -- Historical background -- An introduction to marine science -- The physical environment -- Origin and history of the Gulf of Mexico basin -- Physiography and sedimentary environments -- Meteorology -- Physical oceanography -- Chemical oceanography -- Biology -- Phytoplankton -- Zooplankton -- Benthos of soft bottoms -- Biota of hard substrates: biofouling communities and coral/algal reefs -- Plant-dominated communities: salt marshes, mangrove swamps, and seagrass meadows -- Nekton -- The deep gulf -- Ecological processes -- Ecological processes I: Environmental factors and species adaptations -- Ecological processes II: Life histories and system integration -- Human relations -- Human impacts on coastal and marine systems -- Management perspectives. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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For more than a decade, Rezneat Darnell worked on this major synthesis of what is known about the Gulf of Mexico. His goal: to bring a deeper understanding of "the American Sea" to students, scientists, managers, and educated citizens of the public at large. The American Sea builds on Darnell's own research, the research of his graduate students, government agency research reports, data synthesis reports, |
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and literature summaries to present a holistic view of the Gulf of Mexico. Although he is recognized as a pioneer in the study of continental shelf ecology, Darnell largely resisted specializ |
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