Marine ecology : processes, systems, and impacts /
Michel J. Kaiser ... [et al.].
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
- xxi, 557 p. : col. ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [520]-541) and index. Includes web resources.
Patterns in the marine environment -- PART ONE: PROCESSES: Primary production processes -- Microbial production and the decomposition of organic material -- PART TWO: SYSTEMS: Estuarine ecology -- Rocky and sandy shores -- Pelagic ecosystems -- Continental shelf seabed -- The deep sea --Mangrove forests and seagrass meadows -- Coral reefs -- Polar regions -- PART THREE: IMPACTS: Fisheries -- Aquaculture --Disturbance, pollution, and climate change -- Conservation.