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Author Darnell, Rezneat M., author

Title The American sea : a natural history of the Gulf of Mexico / Rezneat Darnell
Edition First edition
Published College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2015]
©2015

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Description 1 online resource : color illustrations
Series Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series
Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series.
Contents 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
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Natural history -- Mexico, Gulf of
Marine biology -- Mexico, Gulf of
Marine ecology -- Mexico, Gulf of
Oceanography -- Mexico, Gulf of
NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife.
SCIENCE -- Microscopes & Microscopy.
Marine biology
Marine ecology
Natural history
Oceanography
Meeresbiologie
Meereskunde
Meeresökologie
Gulf of Mexico
Golf von Mexiko
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2015001353
ISBN 9781623493011
1623493013