Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems (eBook)

Dr Ken Mann has taught at universities in England and in Canada and has carried out research on various aquatic ecosystems including the River Thames and the kelp beds and estuaries of eastern Canada. He is currently a Research Scientist Emeritus at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography. Dr John Lazier has been a physical oceanographer at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography since the early 1960s. His principal interest has been the circulation of the northwest Atlantic Ocean, especially the response of the Labrador Sea to decadal changes in the weather. He continues this work as a Research Scientist Emeritus.

Contents.

Preface to Third Edition.

Preface to Second Edition.

Preface to First Edition.

1 Marine Ecology Comes of Age.

Part A: Processes on a Scale of less than 1
Kilometer.

2 Biology and Boundary Layers.

3 Vertical Structure of the Open Ocean: Biology of the Mixed
Layer.

4 Vertical Structure in Coastal Waters: Freshwater Run-off and
Tidal Mixing.

Part B: Processes on a Scale of 1-1000 Kilometers.

5 Vertical Structure in Coastal Waters: Coastal Upwelling
Regions.

6 Fronts in Coastal Waters.

7 Tides, Tidal Mixing, and Internal Waves.

Part C: Processes on a Scale of Thousands of
Kilometers.

8 Ocean Basin Circulation: The Biology of Major Currents, Gyres,
Rings, and Eddies.

9 Variability in Ocean Circulation: its Biological
Consequences.

10 The Oceans and Global Climate Change: Physical and Biological
Aspects.

Part D: Discussion and Conclusions.

11 Questions for the Future.

Appendix.

References.

Index

'The authors have done an admirable job. I will happily recommend
this text to my students and colleagues.'

K J Flynn, University of Swansea

'I have used 'Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems' extensively for my
undergraduate oceanography teaching to students from widely
different scientific backgrounds. The students found the
explanation of the physical processes in this book to be at just
the right level, being advanced, up-to-date and clear, but without
a lot of complex mathematics. The formulae contained in the book
are simple summaries of the physical processes and are easy to
use.'

Paul Russell, University of Plymouth

"The book is comprehensive, properly organized, thoroughly
researched, thoughtfully synthesized and very well written. . . The
book should be mandatory reading not just for senior undergraduate
and graduate students . . . but also for those empowered to set up
and implement policy for ocean governance."

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