Marine Biology: An Ecological Approach (5th Edition) | 
 enlarge | Author: James W. Nybakken
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
Category: Book
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 512347
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 5th
Pages: 496
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 8.2 x 1
ISBN: 0321030761
Dewey Decimal Number: 577.7
EAN: 9780321030764
ASIN: 0321030761
Publication Date: December 15, 2000
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Emphasizes the ecological principles that govern marine life throughout all environments within the world's oceans. Its unique ecological approach adds real-world relevance by exploring how organisms interact within their individual ecosystems. The book is organized by habitat and each habitat receives detailed, in-depth coverage, giving readers the flexibility to focus on their particular areas of interest. The Fifth Edition is fully updated with the latest research data and topics, including expanded coverage of the human impact on oceans, oceanic dead zones, and coral reefs. For marine biologists and marine ecologists.
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 Okay book March 6, 2007
Christopher LCP Mendes (Boston, MA USA)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
First let me just say that I love my Marine Biology class that I had to buy this book for. Now let me get down to it. I am sure there are better books out there if you are interested in the subject (if you have to buy it for class you don't have a choice). This book is sometimes interesting but I have found that at times they just try to put so much information in such a boring way that you just cannot learn it. This was particularly noticeable in chapter 2 about plankton. The book goes over about 10 different plankton species every other page and it is very boring. Other than that, the book is fine but nothing more than average.
 Marine Biology: An Ecological Approach May 18, 2005
Laura M. Seager
0 out of 17 found this review helpful
Great text. Great price. Book arrived in excellent condition, in a timely manner, and Kevin Serkes, seller, was great with the follow up, and with addressing my concerns about other book orders I had placed. Thank you for a great job!!
A great text May 10, 2000
Alan R. Holyoak (Idaho)
74 out of 74 found this review helpful
Most marine biology texts on the market are designed to support lower division courses for non-majors. Nybakken's text, however, is designed with the upper division biology major as its primary audience. This book is, in my opinion, the best book on the market to support an undergraduate course in marine biology for majors.Nybakken takes a community ecology approach to his discussions of the marine environment. There are chapters that address communities of the plankton, nekton, deep sea, nearshore subtidal regions, intertidal habitats, estuaries and marshes, the tropics and the poles, and so forth. The photographs and illustrations are good, the text is well written, and examples are widely known. It may be true that Nybakken tends to pull more heavily on examples from the West Coast of the USA, but there are also ample numbers of examples from other areas of the world that support the text. Each chapter is supported by a list of references from the professional (primary) scientific literature -- something a serious biology student would appreciate and use. This is an easy book to teach from and to learn from. The information is excellent, the examples are clear, and the supporting graphics are good. It is also notable that Nybakken not only discusses the biology of marine organisms, but he addresses the stewardship we have to conserve the planet's vital assemblage of marine resouces and biodiversity.
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