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

Reviews

"Excellent, well written and illustrated. The accompanying forms very useful. Exercises are achievable."--Thomas R. Cuba, St. Leo University
"A good overview of marine biology...appropriate for a freshman-level course."--Sandra E. Shumway, Southampton College