Biology of the Southern Ocean, 2d ed.0849333946 Biology of the Southern Ocean, 2d ed. Knox, George A. CRC (Cyclical Redundancy Checking) An error checking technique used to ensure the accuracy of transmitting digital data. The transmitted messages are divided into predetermined lengths which, used as dividends, are divided by a fixed divisor. / Taylor & Francis 2007 621 pages $179.95 Hardcover Marine biology series QH95 Knox (U. of Canterbury, New Zealand The New Zealand region of Canterbury (Māori: Waitaha) is mainly composed of the Canterbury Plains and the surrounding mountains. Its main city, Christchurch, hosts the main office of the Christchurch City Council, the Canterbury Regional ) synthesizes a large body of research in order to describe what is currently known about the biology of the seas surrounding the Antarctic continent. Twenty-one chapters cover such topics as phytoplankton phytoplankton Flora of freely floating, often minute organisms that drift with water currents. Like land vegetation, phytoplankton uses carbon dioxide, releases oxygen, and converts minerals to a form animals can use. , sea-ice microbial communities, krill krill: see crustacean. krill Any member of the crustacean suborder Euphausiacea, comprising shrimplike animals that live in the open sea. The name also refers to the genus Euphausia within the suborder and sometimes to a single species, E. superba. , seals, birds, ice-edge processes, resource exploitation, ultraviolet radiation, and global warming. The second edition has been significantly re-written to incorporate the results of research conducted in the 13 years since the first edition was published. The volume is illustrated with b&w diagrams, graphs, and maps. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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