Marine Biology: Function, Biodiversity, Ecology - Softcover

Levinton, Jeffrey S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199857121 ISBN 13: 9780199857128

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2013

Synopsis

DISTINCTIVE FEATURES

* Examines marine biology from a unique global and evolutionary perspective

* Written in a clear, conversational style

* Filled with full color photographs from the world's finest marine biologists

* Robust pedagogy includes "Key Concept" headings, "Basic Facts" summaries, "Going Deeper" boxes, end of chapter exercises, and more
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SUPPLEMENTS

Companion Website (www.oup.com/us/levinton): Maintained by the author, this comprehensive resource offers students cited references, "Key Concept" summaries, "Marine Biology Explorations" interactive tours, news updates, helpful review and study tools, and more. For adopting instructors, the site offers password protected PowerPoint based lecture notes and downloadable images from the text.

Instructor's Resource CD ROM: Available to adopting instructors, the CD includes all of the resources listed above along with a Test Bank of approximately 400 questions.

About this title

About the Author:

Jeffrey S. Levinton is Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University.

Review:

"The best marine biology/ecology textbook written by an American author."
--Steve Dudgeon, California State University, Northridge

"Highly enjoyable to read. Levinton's writing is engaging and approachable. I am impressed by his ability to weave in examples that support the concepts. The book provides greater breadth of coverage than comparable texts, and the description of climate change is excellent and current."
--Fiona M. Harper, Rollins College

"There is a nice use of specific experimental examples to illustrate concepts. The inclusion of new data on climate change and ocean acidification, along with the new examples of fisheries and aquaculture biology, are very much appreciated."
--Karen Martin, Pepperdine University

"Levinton's book is easy to follow yet challenging and is at a perfect level for undergraduate biology majors."
--Jayson Smith, California State University, Fullerton

"Highly enjoyable to read. Levinton's writing is engaging and approachable. I am impressed by his ability to weave in examples that support the concepts. The book provides greater breadth of coverage than comparable texts, and the description of climate change is excellent and current."
--Fiona M. Harper, Rollins College

"There is a nice use of specific experimental examples to illustrate concepts. The inclusion of new data on climate change and ocean acidification, along with the new examples of fisheries and aquaculture biology, are very much appreciated."
--Karen Martin, Pepperdine University

"Levinton's book is easy to follow yet challenging and is at a perfect level for undergraduate biology majors."
--Jayson Smith, California State University, Fullerton

"Highly enjoyable to read. Levinton's writing is engaging and approachable. I am impressed by his ability to weave in examples that support the concepts. The book provides greater breadth of coverage than comparable texts, and the description of climate change is excellent and current."
--Fiona M. Harper, Rollins College

"There is a nice use of specific experimental examples to illustrate concepts. The inclusion of new data on climate change and ocean acidification, along with the new examples of fisheries and aquaculture biology, are very much appreciated."
--Karen Martin, Pepperdine University

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0199857121
• ISBN 13: 9780199857128
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 576