Table of Contents

Unit 1. Temperature, Salinity, Density, and Dissolved Oxygen I. Analytical Procedures A.: Determination of Salinity B.: Determination of Dissolved Oxygen II. Applications of Termperature, Salinity, and Dissolved Oxygen Data Unit 2. Marine Invertebrate Classification and Identification Unit 3. Benthic Invertebrates Unit 4. Benthic Meiofauna A.: Representatives of Meiofauna B.: Sediments and Interstitial Spaces C.: Meiofaunal Search Unit 5. Aquatic Plants; Macroalgae and Sea Grasses A.: Morphology and Diversity of Macroscopic Marine Algae B.: Morphology and Diversity of Sea Grasses Unit 6. Epibiota of Algae and Sea Grasses Unit 7. Photosynthetic Pigments of Marine Macroalgae Unit 8. Plankton A.: Representatives of the Plankton Community B.: Composition of the Plankton C.: Observation of Living Plankton D.: Quantitative Analysis of Plankton Sample Unit 9. Fish Morphology and Diversity A.: External Morphology B.: Fish Diversity Unit 10. Internal Anatomy of a Bony Fish Unit 11. Fouling Communities A.: Qualitative Assessment of a Fouling Community B.: Quantitative Assessment of a Fouling Community Unit 12. Sampling the Seashore A.: Pretrip Planning and Preparation B.: Suggested Field Projects and Exercises C.: Fundamental Ecological Observations Unit 13. Offshore Sampling A.: Physical and Chemical Sampling B.: Biological Sampling Appendices

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