Contents:

Part1: The Ocean Environment
Chapter01: Science and Marine Biology 1
Chapter02: Fundamentals of Ecology 14
Chapter03: Geology of Ocean 44
Chapter04: Water, Waves, and Tides 68

Part2: Marine Organisns
Chapter05: Biological Concepts 98
Chapter06: Marine Microbes 124
Chapter07: Multicellular Primary Productions 158
Chapter08: Lower Invertebrates 190
Chapter09: Higher Invertebrates 218
Chapter10: Marine Fishes 262
Chapter11: Marine Reptiles and Brids 296
Chapter12: Marine Mammals 324

Part3: Marine Ecosystems
Chapter13: Intertidal Communities 356
Chapter14: Estuaries 386
Chapter15: Coral Reef Communities 412
Chapter16: Continental Shelves and Neritic Zone 442
Chapter17: The Open Sea 462
Chapter18: Life in the Ocean's Depths 486

Part4: Humans and the Sea
Chapter19: Harvesting the Ocean's Resources 506
Chapter20: Oceans in Jeopardy 532