In this Book
- Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota: Volume II, Ocean and Coastal Economy
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: Texas A&M University Press
- Series: Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies Series, Sponsored by the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
summary
This landmark scientific reference for scientists, researchers, and students of marine biology tackles the monumental task of taking a complete biodiversity inventory of the Gulf of Mexico with full biotic and biogeographic information. Presenting a comprehensive summary of knowledge of Gulf biota through 2004, the book includes seventy-seven chapters, which list more than fifteen thousand species in thirty-eight phyla or divisions and were written by 138 authors from seventy-one institutions in fourteen countries.This first volume of Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota, a multivolumed set edited by John W. Tunnell Jr., Darryl L. Felder, and Sylvia A. Earle, provides information on each species' habitat, biology, and geographic range, along with full references and a narrative introduction to the group, which opens each chapter.
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Additional Information
ISBN
9781603442701
Related ISBN(s)
9781603440868
MARC Record
OCLC
748104407
Pages
136
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No