Oceanography and Marine Biology preserves the basic elements of the physical chemical and
geological aspects of the marine sciences and merges those fundamentals into a broader
framework of marine biology and ecology. Existing textbooks on oceanography or marine biology
address the companion field only cursorily: very few pages in oceanography texts are devoted to
marine biology and vice versa. This new book overcomes that imbalance bringing these
disparate marine science text formats closer together giving them more equal weight and
introducing more effectively the physical sciences by showing students with everyday examples
how such concepts form the foundation upon which to build a better understanding of the marine
environment in a changing world. Lecturer supplements will also be available.
