The Biology of the Deep Ocean (Biology of Habitats Series) - Softcover

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Herring, Peter

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9780198549550: The Biology of the Deep Ocean (Biology of Habitats Series)
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ISBN 10: 0198549555 ISBN 13: 9780198549550
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2002

Synopsis

This is an analysis of how conditions in the oceanic environment differ from those in the familiar terrestrial world, describing the techniques and ingenuity required to reveal the populations inhabiting the colossal volume of the deep oceans and how its inhabitants have adapted to survive and flourish within it. Many issues of deep sea marine life are covered including: surface phytoplankton's roles; chemosynthesis at hydrothermal vents and cold seeps; reduction of biomass with depth and energy conservation; mechanoreception; chemoreception; vision; animal life styles, seasonability, sex and size; and the unique variety of life in the deep ocean both on the sea floor at in midwater.

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About the Author

Peter Herring is at Southampton Oceangraphy Centre, UK.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0198549555
ISBN 13 
9780198549550
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
324
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