Life in the Open Ocean: The Biology of Pelagic Species

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Joseph J. Torres (University of South Florida, St Petersburg, FL, USA) Thomas G. Bailey (NOAA - Caribbean Marine Research Center, Jupiter, FL, USA)

Life in the Open Ocean

The Biology of Pelagic Species

Joseph J. Torres (University of South Florida, St Petersburg, FL, USA), Thomas G. Bailey (NOAA - Caribbean Marine Research Center, Jupiter, FL, USA)

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Wiley-Blackwell
17 February 2022

Ecological science, the Biosphere

Life in the Open Ocean Life in the Open Ocean: The Biology of Pelagic Species provides in-depth coverage of the different marine animal groups that form the communities inhabiting the ocean’s pelagic realm. This comprehensive resource explores the physical environment, foraging strategies, energetics, locomotion, sensory mechanisms, global and vertical distributions, special adaptations, and other characteristics of a wide array of marine taxa.

Bringing together the most recent information available in a single volume, authors Joseph J. Torres and Thomas G. Bailey cover the Cnidaria (stinging jellies), the ctenophores (comb jellies), pelagic nemerteans, pelagic annelids, crustaceans, cephalopods and pelagic gastropods, invertebrate chordates, as well as micronektonic and larger fishes such as sharks, tunas, mackerels, and mahi-mahi. Detailed chapters on each pelagic group describe internal and external anatomy, classification and history, feeding and digestion, bioluminescent systems and their function, reproduction and development, respiration, excretion, nervous systems, and more. The first book of its kind to address all of the major animal groups comprising both the swimmers and drifters of the open sea, this important resource:

Explains how different animals have adapted to live in the open-ocean environment Covers all sensory mechanisms of animals living in the pelagic habitat, including photoreception, mechanoreception, and chemoreception

Treats the diverse micronekton assemblage as a community Includes a thorough introduction to the physical oceanography and properties of water in the pelagic realm

Life in the Open Ocean: The Biology of Pelagic Species is an excellent senior-level undergraduate and graduate textbook for courses in biology and biological oceanography, and a valuable reference for all those with interest in open-ocean biology.

By: Joseph J. Torres (University of South Florida St Petersburg FL USA), Thomas G. Bailey (NOAA - Caribbean Marine Research Center, Jupiter, FL, USA)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 175mm, Spine: 41mm
Weight: 1.610kg
ISBN: 9781405145299
ISBN 10: 1405145293
Pages: 1008
Publication Date: 17 February 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joseph J. Torres is Emeritus Professor of Marine Science, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St Petersburg, FL, USA. He is an internationally-renowned marine biologist with research interests in the physiological ecology of the deep- and open-oceanic realms. Thomas G. Bailey is retired director of NOAA’s Caribbean Marine Research Center following a long career in deep-ocean science at the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution as head of the Department of Zooplankton Ecology. He is a highly respected in-situ marine scientist known for innovative techniques in capturing and experimenting with delicate sea creatures at great depth.

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Life in the Open Ocean

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Joseph J. Torres (University of South Florida, St Petersburg, FL, USA), Thomas G. Bailey (NOAA - Caribbean Marine Research Center, Jupiter, FL, USA)

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