LEADER 03346nam 2200637 450 001 9910808620203321 005 20230807215627.0 010 $a1-62349-301-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000413983 035 $a(EBL)2051286 035 $a(OCoLC)909028443 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001481315 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11904129 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001481315 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11502730 035 $a(PQKB)10877426 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2051286 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse42538 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL2051286 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11056773 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000413983 100 $a20150604h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe American sea $ea natural history of the Gulf of Mexico /$fRezneat Darnell 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aCollege Station, Texas :$cTexas A&M University Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (586 p.) 225 1 $aHarte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies Series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-62349-282-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aForeword / 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. 330 $aFor more than a decade, Rezneat Darnell worked on this major synthesis of what is known about the Gulf of Mexico. His goal: to bring a deeper understanding of "the American Sea" to students, scientists, managers, and educated citizens of the public at large. The American Sea builds on Darnell's own research, the research of his graduate students, government agency research reports, data synthesis reports, and literature summaries to present a holistic view of the Gulf of Mexico. Although he is recognized as a pioneer in the study of continental shelf ecology, Darnell largely resisted specializ 410 0$aHarte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series. 606 $aNatural history$zMexico, Gulf of 606 $aMarine biology$zMexico, Gulf of 606 $aMarine ecology$zMexico, Gulf of 606 $aOceanography$zMexico, Gulf of 615 0$aNatural history 615 0$aMarine biology 615 0$aMarine ecology 615 0$aOceanography 676 $a578.7709163/64 700 $aDarnell$b Rezneat M.$01716190 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808620203321 996 $aThe American sea$94111368 997 $aUNINA