Life in the World's Oceans: Diversity, Distribution and Abundance

Life in the World s Oceans is a true landmarkpublication, distilling the efforts of thousands of marinebiologists, ecologists, oceanographers and statisticians worldwidewho have been involved in the first decadal Census of Marine Life.

Broadly divided into six parts, Life in the World sOceans commences with a look at life in oceans past, followedby in–depth chapters covering the current oceans realms,including coral reefs, seamounts, the deep sea and the polarregions. Coverage of global distributions of microbes andzooplankton is followed by a section reviewing animal movementswithin the oceans. The book concludes with chapters covering thefuture of marine animal populations, and the utilization of thedata contained within the Census database, the OceanBiogeographic Information System.

Life in the World s Oceans:
provides a huge wealth of distilled information, vitallyimportant in future marine studies;
reports on the total richness of the oceans biodiversity;
represents the work of thousands of scientists involved in theCensus;
puts marine biodiversity in the foreground of the scientificlandscape.

Thoroughly edited by the late Professor Alasdair McIntyre, whowas a world leader in marine sciences, and beautifully produced infull color throughout, Life in the World s Oceans isan essential purchase for all libraries in universities andresearch institutions throughout the world. All those involved inscientific work on the oceans, including biological scientists,oceanographers, marine and environmental scientists, should havecopies of this exceptional book on their shelves.