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Biological Oceanography

Biological Oceanography

by Charles B . Miller (Author)

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    Paperback 2003

    $30.77
Synopsis

This modern textbook of biological oceanography is aimed at students taking oceanography, marine biology and marine sciences courses. It covers recent developments such as the molecular techniques (including sequence data) that have allowed a re--examination of the oceana s microbial ecology and the role of the various trophic groups in biogeochemical cycling, carbon flow and climate control. * Major topics covered include phytoplankton bloom, microbial food web, marine biogeography, global climate change and an overview of fisheries oceanography. * Difficult concepts are explained in a straightforward manner, making this book accessible to undergraduates, graduates and researchers alike. * Features a chapter on important numerical models which have become indispensable in biological oceanography. * Further details of key terms and important topics are highlighted in boxes * Models, formulas, methodologies, and techniques are described and explained throughout. An Instructor manual CD--ROM for this title is available. Please contact our Higher Education team at HigherEducation@wiley.com for more information.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 416
 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 25 Nov 2003
ISBN 10: 0632055367
ISBN 13: 9780632055364

Media Reviews
...an excellent introduction to the vast field of biological oceanography at a reasonably sophisticated level, and is well worth reading on the basis of its wonderful style alone. (Botanica Marina, 2005) ...a book written by someone who is not afriad of controversy, who speaks his mind and who has a wealth of experience in understanding how biological systems function in the ocean... I found [it] to be fun to read: easy on the eye, informative, witty in places and caustic in others, and with firm opinions inserted at intervals, just to stir up some controversy. In summary, this is an extremely useful and interesting textbook on the complex field of biological oceanography. (African Journal of Aquatic Science, 2005, 30(1))
Author Bio
Charlie Miller has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses in biological oceanography for many years at Oregon State University. During those years, he has studied the zooplankton communities of the Oregon upwelling zone and Oregon estuaries, the pelagic ecology of the Gulf of Alaska, the life histories of planktonic copepods, and several varieties of population modeling.