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Marine science experiments / Pamela Walker, Elaine Wood.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Facts on File science experimentsNew York : Infobase Pub., c2010Description: xx, 154 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9780816081684 (acidfree paper)
  • 0816081689 (acidfree paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 551.46078/W151
LOC classification:
  • GC21.5 .W34 2010
Other classification:
  • GRef./HS
Contents:
Introduction -- Safety precautions -- Taxonomy of marine fish -- Crowding among fish -- Marine plankton -- Salt marsh community -- Habitat predference of juvenile fish -- Staying afloat -- Oceanic conveyor belt -- How to measure salinity -- Bathymetric maps -- Ocean sediments -- Record written in ocean sediments -- Bycatch during fishing -- Bioaccumulation in killer whales -- Ocean regions -- Echinoderm adaptations -- Fertilization is sea urchins -- Bioluminescent algae -- Fish adaptations -- Which seagrasses do marine herbivoires prefer? -- Aquatic herbicides affect nontarget species -- Scope and sequence chart -- Grade level -- Setting -- Our findings -- Glossary -- Internet resources -- Periodic table of elements.
Summary: This volume presents twenty science experiments that introduce students to marine biology, and explain key concepts and scientific methodology.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Barcode
General Reference General Reference High School Library General Reference Section GC GRef./HS 551.46078/W151 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 32663HS

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-151) and index.

Introduction -- Safety precautions -- Taxonomy of marine fish -- Crowding among fish -- Marine plankton -- Salt marsh community -- Habitat predference of juvenile fish -- Staying afloat -- Oceanic conveyor belt -- How to measure salinity -- Bathymetric maps -- Ocean sediments -- Record written in ocean sediments -- Bycatch during fishing -- Bioaccumulation in killer whales -- Ocean regions -- Echinoderm adaptations -- Fertilization is sea urchins -- Bioluminescent algae -- Fish adaptations -- Which seagrasses do marine herbivoires prefer? -- Aquatic herbicides affect nontarget species -- Scope and sequence chart -- Grade level -- Setting -- Our findings -- Glossary -- Internet resources -- Periodic table of elements.

This volume presents twenty science experiments that introduce students to marine biology, and explain key concepts and scientific methodology.

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