The marine world : a natural history of ocean life
Dipper, Frances, 1951-2016
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This book encompasses all those organisms that live in, on and around the ocean. It includes sections on all but the most obscure marine groups, covering invertebrates, plants, fungi, bacteria, fish, reptiles, mammals and birds. It also incorporates information on identification, distribution, structure, biology, ecology, classification and conservation of each group, addressing the questions of 'what?', 'where?' and 'how?'
Main title:
The marine world : a natural history of ocean life / by Frances Dipper ; illustrated by Marc Dando.
Author:
Dipper, Frances, 1951-Dando, Marc, illustrator
Imprint:
Clayton, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing, 2016.
Collation:
544 pages : colour illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Published in the rest of the world by Wild Nature Press, Plympton St. Maurice, Plymouth, UK.Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-525) and index.
Contents:
Part 1. The physical ocean -- Ocean research -- The marine environment -- Part 2. The living ocean -- Environments and ecosystems -- Part 3. Marine life -- Ocean life -- Bacteria and archaea -- Marine plants and chromists -- Marine fungi -- Protozoa -- Microanimals -- Sponges -- Cnidarians -- Annelid worms -- Other worms -- Molluscs -- Brachiopods -- Arthropods -- Bryozoans -- Echinoderms -- Hemichordates -- Chordates -- Marine fishes -- Marine reptiles -- Marine mammals -- Marine birds -- Interrelationships -- Marine protected areas.
ISBN:
9781486306497 (hardback)
Dewey class:
578.77
Language:
English
BRN:
317630
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Reference | 578.77 MAR | Not for loan (Set: 06 Nov 2019) |