Publisher's Synopsis
Following the well established pattern of the past 30 years, Volume 30 of "Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review" provides a carefully selected set of authoritative reviews of important topics in the broad field of marine science.;The considerable interest in oceanographical and marine biological work calls for a publication summarizing the results. For nearly 30 years "Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review" has served as reading for students, lecturers and researchers. Physical, chemical and biological aspects of marine science are each dealt with by leading experts actively engaged in their own fields, and the series is consistently at the cutting edge of marine research. Always central to scientific enquiry in the established disciplines, the series is also highly relevant to studies of global environmental change. "Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review" provides up-to-date information and informed critical reviews in the broad interdisciplinary field of marine science.
