03346nam 2200637 450 991080862020332120230807215627.01-62349-301-3(CKB)3710000000413983(EBL)2051286(OCoLC)909028443(SSID)ssj0001481315(PQKBManifestationID)11904129(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001481315(PQKBWorkID)11502730(PQKB)10877426(MiAaPQ)EBC2051286(MdBmJHUP)muse42538(Au-PeEL)EBL2051286(CaPaEBR)ebr11056773(EXLCZ)99371000000041398320150604h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe American sea a natural history of the Gulf of Mexico /Rezneat DarnellFirst edition.College Station, Texas :Texas A&M University Press,2015.©20151 online resource (586 p.)Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies SeriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-62349-282-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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, 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 specializHarte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series.Natural historyMexico, Gulf ofMarine biologyMexico, Gulf ofMarine ecologyMexico, Gulf ofOceanographyMexico, Gulf ofNatural historyMarine biologyMarine ecologyOceanography578.7709163/64Darnell Rezneat M.1716190MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808620203321The American sea4111368UNINA