Biological Oceanography
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-1-4426-1372-0 (ISBN)
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First published in 1989, Eric L. Mills’s comprehensive history of biological oceanography has been praised as ‘superb’ (BioScience) and ‘proof that history need not be dull’ (The Northern Mariner). This first history of the field, which chronicles the scientific work and creativity of its chief contributors, tells a riveting story that is far from narrowly scientific and thoroughly accessible to general readers.
Mills shows how the work and ideas of the main actors are inseparable from some seemingly unrelated factors, including Prussian imperialism, agricultural chemistry, microbiology, and the problems of German universities. Mills also illustrates the significant roles played in the field’s development by the failures of commercial fisheries, the development of analytical chemistry, the establishment of international scientific organizations, and sheer scientific curiosity.
This new edition of Biological Oceanography includes a fresh introduction by the author, as well as an original foreword by noted oceanographer John Cullen. It makes an excellent companion to Mills’s recent history of mathematical and physical oceanography, the multi-award-winning and widely acclaimed The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet.
Eric L. Mills is a professor emeritus in the Department of Oceanography at Dalhousie University and former director of the History of Science and Technology Program at the University of King’s College. He is the winner of the Jehuda Neumann Memorial Prize for the History of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography from the Royal Meteorological Society.
Illustrations
Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Development of Biological Oceanography
PART 1 The Origin of Biological Oceanography in Germany and Scandinavia during the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
"This Blood of the Sea": The Origin of Quantitative 9 Plankton Biology in Germany, 1870-1911
The Control of Metabolism in the Sea: Karl Brandt, the Nitrogen Cycle, and the Origin of Brandt's Hypothesis
International Oceanography, the Kiel School, and the Fate of Brandt's Hypothesis
"The Water Blooms": The Discovery of the Spring Bloom and Its Control
Hydrography and the Control of Plankton Abundance: Solving the Problem of Plankton Blooms
The End of an Era: The Demise of the Kiel Schoo
PART 2 Biological Oceanography in Britain and the United States, 1921-1960
Food from the Sea: The Origin of British Biological Oceanography
Surveying the Blue Pasture: Plankton Dynamics at Plymouth, 1921-1933
Plankton Production and Its Control: The Marine Ecosystem at Plymouth, 1934-1958
Appreciating Mathematics: The Origin of Plankton Modeling in the United States, 1934-1946
Disciplined Thinking in Biological Oceanography: Plankton Dynamics, Physical Oceanography, and Riley's "Synthetic Method"
Conclusion: The End of One Tale and the Beginning of Another
References
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.1.2012 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 41 b&w illustrations, 5 b&w tables |
| Verlagsort | Toronto |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 149 x 222 mm |
| Gewicht | 660 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4426-1372-6 / 1442613726 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4426-1372-0 / 9781442613720 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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