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• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Preface to the Series
• Preface
• Table of Contents
• Section I: Introduction to the Marine Environment
• 1. Introduction to the Marine Environment from a Geological Perspective
• 2. Introduction to the Marine Environment from Physical and Chemical Perspectives
• Section II: Functional Biodiversity of Marine Organisms
• 3. Marine Phytoplankton Diversity and Ecology
• 4. Planktonic Metabolism and Primary Production in the Oceans
• 5. Microzooplankton Functionally Diverse Protists in the Pelagic Realm
• 6. Zooplankton: The Ocean Drifters
• 7. Gelatinous
• 8. Soft-bottom Marine Benthos
• 9. Salt Marshes and Mangroves: Tidal Saline Wetlands Dominated by Vascular Plants
• 10. Marine Hard Substrate Communities
• 11. Fish Ecology
• 12. Marine Megafauna Sea Turtles, Seabirds and Marine Mammals
• Section III: Topics of Current Interest
• 13. Thermal Plasticity in Marine Organisms
• 14. Climate Variability and Change, their Impacts on Marine Life and Ecosystems
• Index
• About the Editors