Marine Biology

Part I Principles of marine science: the science of marine biology; the sea floor; chemical and physical features of the world ocean. Part II Life in the marine environment: the business of life; marine prokaryotes, protists, fungi and plants; marine animals without a backbone; marine fishes; marine reptiles, birds and mammals. Part III Structure and function of the marine ecosystem: an introduction to ecology; between the tides; estuaries - where the rivers meet the sea; life on the continental shelf; coral reefs; life near the surface; the ocean depths. Part IV Humans and the sea: resources from the sea; the impact of humans on the marine environment; the oceans and human affairs.