Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems

Examines the way in which dynamics of water circulation in oceans affect the biological processes that occur therein. There is material on coastal and tidal patterns, as well as deeper, larger currents. There is also work on the relationship between the oceans and the climate.

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The book covers the following areas: biology and boundary layers; biology of the mixed layer; the verticled structure of open water; freshwater run off and tidal mixing - life in coastal waters; coastal upwelling areas - producers of sardine and anchovy; fronts in coastal waters - zones of high productivity; tides, tidal mixing and internal waves; ocean basin circulation - the biology of major currents, gyres, mings eddies; variability in ocean circulation - its biological consequences; the oceans and global climate - physical biological aspects; oceans and the future.