I. Introduction -- II. The Earth and the Ocean Basins -- III. Physical Properties of Sea Water -- IV. General Distribution of Temperature, Salinity, and Density -- Theory of Distribution of Variables in the Sea -- VI. Chemistry of Sea Water -- VII. Organisms and the Composition of Sea Water -- VIII. The Sea as a Biological Environment -- IX. Populations of the Sea -- X. Observations and Collections at Sea -- XI. General Character of Ocean Currents -- XII. Statics and Kinematics -- XIII. Dynamics of Ocean Currents -- XIV. Waves and Tides -- XV. The Water Masses and Currents of the Oceans -- XVI. Phytoplankton in Relation to Physical-Chemical Properties of the Environment -- XVII. Animals in Relation to Physical-Chemical Properties of the Environment -- XVIII. Interrelations of Marine Organisms -- XIX. Organic Production in the Sea -- XX. Marine Sedimentation
Analysis
Marine biology
Oceanography
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Bibliography
Includes bibliography
Notes
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