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100 1 Darnell, Rezneat M.,|eauthor.
245 14 The American sea :|ba natural history of the Gulf of
Mexico /|cRezneat Darnell.
250 First edition.
264 1 College Station :|bTexas A & M University Press,|c[2015]
264 4 |c©2015
300 1 online resource :|bcolor illustrations.
336 text|btxt|2rdacontent
337 computer|bc|2rdamedia
338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier
490 1 Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series
504 Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 Foreword / by Sylvia Earle -- Introduction -- Historical
background -- An introduction to marine science -- The
physical environment -- Origin and history of the Gulf of
Mexico basin -- Physiography and sedimentary environments
-- Meteorology -- Physical oceanography -- Chemical
oceanography -- Biology -- Phytoplankton -- Zooplankton --
Benthos of soft bottoms -- Biota of hard substrates:
biofouling communities and coral/algal reefs -- Plant-
dominated communities: salt marshes, mangrove swamps, and
seagrass meadows -- Nekton -- The deep gulf -- Ecological
processes -- Ecological processes I: Environmental factors
and species adaptations -- Ecological processes II: Life
histories and system integration -- Human relations --
Human impacts on coastal and marine systems -- Management
perspectives.
520 For more than a decade, Rezneat Darnell worked on this
major synthesis of what is known about the Gulf of Mexico.
His goal: to bring a deeper understanding of "the American
Sea" to students, scientists, managers, and educated
citizens of the public at large. The American Sea builds
on Darnell's own research, the research of his graduate
students, government agency research reports, data
synthesis reports, and literature summaries to present a
holistic view of the Gulf of Mexico. Although he is
recognized as a pioneer in the study of continental shelf
ecology, Darnell largely resisted specialization,
remaining throughout his career "the writer and bringer
together of things." Here, he has written a book that
embraces history, geology, geography, meteorology,
chemistry, biology, ecology, and human relations in one
comprehensive reference. Although it is thorough and
meticulous in coverage, what comes through in these pages
is the enormity, complexity, and mystery of the world that
lies just beyond the Texas vacation beach, the Louisiana
wetland, or the Mexico fishing village. In addition to
photographs of deep water and other organisms that are
included in the book, a number of illustrations have been
added to provide excellent visual material, including
historical and ocean floor maps and many works of original
art depicting marine species, sea turtles, fish, and
crustaceans.
546 English.
588 0 Print version record.
650 0 Natural history|zMexico, Gulf of.
650 0 Marine biology|zMexico, Gulf of.
650 0 Marine ecology|zMexico, Gulf of.
650 0 Oceanography|zMexico, Gulf of.
650 7 NATURE|xAnimals|xWildlife.|2bisacsh
650 7 SCIENCE|xMicroscopes & Microscopy.|2bisacsh
650 7 Marine biology.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01009447
650 7 Marine ecology.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01009513
650 7 Natural history.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01034268
650 7 Oceanography.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01043671
651 7 Gulf of Mexico.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01239980
776 08 |iPrint version:|aDarnell, Rezneat M.|tAmerican sea.
|bFirst edition.|dCollege Station : Texas A & M University
Press, 2015|z9781623492823|w(DLC) 2015001353
|w(OCoLC)900684464
830 0 Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
series.
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