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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
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General Reference General Reference High School Library General Reference Section GC GRef./HS 551.46078/W151 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 32663HS
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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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