Introduction to the Biology of Marine Life

Part 1 Introductory concepts: the ocean as a habitat; some ecological and biological concepts. Part 2 Marine primary procedures: phytoplankton; marine plants; primary production in the sea. Part 3 Diversity of marine animals: protozoans and invertebrates; marine vertebrates. Part 4 Benthic communities: the intertidal - estuaries; coral reefs; below the tides. Part 5 The pelagic realm: the zooplankton; nekton - distribution, locomotion and feeding; nekton - migration, sensory reception and reproduction. Part 6 Human intervention in the sea: food from the sea; ocean pollution.