Introduction to the Biology of Marine Life

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