marine biology

Describes the diverse plants and animals inhabiting the oceans.

What is a coral reef actually made of? What microscopic creatures take shelter in the coral and become its food? Which coral reef resident has stinging tentacles? And which huge creature visits the reef to have its dead skin and parasites nibbled away by a fishy clean-up crew? Packed with facts, core-curriculum information, and fantastic photographs that support the text, this title takes readers on a mini safari around a coral reef. Like piecing together a jigsaw puzzle, readers will discover how the living things that make this habitat their home depend on each other and their environment for survival.

Examines plant and animal life, minerals, and other riches below the surface of the ocean, and the potential havoc that humans can wreak in harvesting resources from the seas.

Explores the power, diversity, and ecological influence of the world's oceans, featuring two episodes that introduce the blue whale, the largest creature ever to live on the planet, and visiting the habitats of the Arctic and Antarctic.

In this video Bill Nye goes underwater to talk about ocean ecosystemsand the importance of small organisms such as coral, plankton, and kelp. Marine biologist Karen Montano takes a troop of kids to explore tide pools, which she calls "nurseries of the sea", and meet the water creatures living in these shallow pools. This video discusses plankton as well as the eating habits of the baleen whales. This video also contains an experiment to illustrate the filtering function of the baleen in a whale's mouth.

Describes the ocean ecosystem covering more than half of Earth's surface and home to the blue whale, the largest animal on Earth.

Text and illustrations take readers under the sea to explore the watery world of ocean biomes and help them learn about the plants and animals that make their home in the ocean.

"This... book makes you a math problem solver by putting you into situations faced by people who care for animals that live in water. Math is an important part of the job for marine biologists, veterinary technologists, and aquarists--people that maintain aquariums. Three exciting stories lead to a problem you must solve using math. A toolbox section helps take you through similar examples and provides math exercises you can do that will help give you a better understanding of how to solve the problem in the story."--Provided by publisher.

Readers accompany the Stickmen in a dive from the ocean's surface to the deepest trench, in an examination of the sea and the life it sustains.

"From tsunamis and sea turtles to riptides and reefs, learn all about the creatures, science, and ecology of our oceans,which cover more of the planet than all the continents and are just as important! Travel through all parts of the ocean to learn how it affects our world, including storms and climate. Amazing facts, photos, illustrations, and diagrams are found through out this book, along with conservation tips, weird-but-true facts, and a mini ocean atlas. Challenges to the health of our ocean and its creatures are also presented along with what people are doing to keep it pristine for generations to come"--.