Publisher's Synopsis
This text is a review and synthesis of marine ecology that aims to provide the reader with a lucid introduction to the intellectual concepts, approaches and methods of this evolving discipline. Comprehensive in its coverage, the text focuses on the processes controlling marine ecosystems, communities and populations, and demonstrates how general ecological principles - derived from terrestrial and freshwater systems as well - apply to marine ecosystems. Illustrations, examples and references impart to the reader the current state of research in this field, its achievements as well as unresolved controversies.
