Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems, and Impacts

this book goes into details that allows even the fundermentals of marine oceanography to be understood. It is a great book to work from the beginnings to a higher understanding. I think this book is ideal for higher level to degree level. However, I do feel more pictures would be ideal such as diagrams to help visualise the consepts.

I got this as support material for a course on Marine Ecology and Oceanography and have to admit it is one of the most well presented, readable and enjoyable reference books I've had. Every section covers a major ecological theme or environ with each chapter covering specific elements within that. Particularly the ecological processes themselves are reviewed in full; for example how and why mangroves are different from other plants, how they solve problems and what things affect them in turn. As a whole it paints a picture of an actively interlinked system. The author also highlights throughout certain key issues/challenges in environmental policy, such as the catch-22s in fishing or fish farming; both providing an means of income for some communities but also environmental disasters if misunderstood or poorly managed, the market prices of certain fish causing species which are actually poorly adapted for a farming environment to be focused on, and the tendency of governments to like simple 'sliding scale' indicators when in fact the environment is a much more complicated web of events and agents. These are all very valid concerns in our time and a balanced view is provided. You don't need a deep background in biology or ecology at all to read this, in my opinion, if you were just interested I think you would pick up almost all the concepts required within the text. I can't say enough that when it comes to readability this is a book I could sit and read for several hours, whereas so many other reference books have me yawning after 5 minutes.

As much as I hated my marine biologt module in university, this book was brilliant. That's maybe because all of my lectures were copy and pasted from the book but who knows. I used it for revision and passed my exam. Thats the important bit!

Bought to accompany "What's it like to be a Marine Biologist" based on the previous good reviews for my granddaughter aged 13, anticipating this will help her with her studies

Very good overview

This book has all the information that I need for my Exeter University on line course, and is printed by a UK publisher.Very well laid out.

Spot on for my daughter at university

Totally worth the money. I used the book all the time in my undergrad marine biology degree!

This book is a paperback book bigger than average size, therefore by putting it in a soft package you severely damaged the book by getting it bent at the top part. I am not satisfied at all as I could order the used one and save aver $15. the only reason I placed an order for a new book is just because I do care about the quality of the book and being completely intact.

Creo que abarca de manera muy amplia las generalidades de la ecología marina, es un libro actualizado y accesible desde el momento en que puede descargarse con la plataforma de Kindle.

海洋生態学に関する入門書的なもの、ないしはそれより一歩踏み込んだ内容。生物の多様性や聞きなれない生物の生態について書いてあり、興味深い内容が多い。沿岸生態系や底性生物に関する研究成果の紹介が多い印象を受けた。 しかし、非常に誤植が多い。特に図表の参照が間違っている箇所が多く、ストレスを感じることもしばしば。

sebbene sia in inglese, anche per chi non lo mastica bene rimane un libro leggero e chiaro da leggere. grazie

Very informative college book