An Introduction to Marine Ecology, 3rd Edition

Preface vii

1 The nature and global distribution of marine organisms habitats and productivity 1

2 The planktonic system of surface waters 30

3 The benthos of continental shelf and littoral sediments 54

4 Salt-marshes mangrove-swamps and sea grass meadows 77

5 Rocky shores and kelp forests 85

6 Coral reefs 117

7 Pelagic and benthic systems of the deep sea 142

8 Fish and other nekton 150

9 Ecology of life histories 180

10 Speciation and biogeography 207

11 The marine ecosystem as a functional whole 222

12 Human interference and conservation 238

References 257

lndex 270