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CRC Marine Biology Series


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The CRC Marine Biology Series provides state-of-the-art monographs and edited volumes that present recent developments and synthesize important topics in marine biology. Each publication presents a detailed discussion of basic concepts and principles of selected areas of scientific inquiry. The scope of the series is broad, treating both basic and applied marine biology. The series will be of interest to both specialists and nonspecialists engaged in marine biology.

Open Access options are available to editors, authors and contributors to the series. OA makes published academic research freely and permanently available online for anyone, anywhere. OA publications are downloaded 7 times more often, cited 50% more, and mentioned online 10 times more often. Upon publication, OA content is made available in digital format to read and download under a Creative Commons license. See https://www.routledge.com/our-products/open-access-books/taylor-francis-oa-books for more information and frequently asked questions with respect to these options.

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Physiology of Marine Mammals Adaptations to the Ocean

Physiology of Marine Mammals: Adaptations to the Ocean

1st Edition

Edited By Michael Castellini, Jo-Ann Mellish
July 05, 2023

Suppose you were designing a marine mammal. What would they need to live in the ocean? How would you keep them warm? What design features would allow them to dive for very long periods to extreme depths? Do they need water to drink? How would they minimize the cost of swimming, and how would they ...

Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives

Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives

3rd Edition

Edited By Jeffrey C. Carrier, Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Michael R. Heithaus, Kara E. Yopak
June 09, 2022

Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives is an award-winning and groundbreaking exploration of the fundamental elements of the taxonomy, systematics, physiology, and ecology of sharks, skates, rays, and chimera. This edition presents current research as well as traditional models, to provide future ...

Whale Sharks Biology, Ecology, and Conservation

Whale Sharks: Biology, Ecology, and Conservation

1st Edition

Edited By Alistair D.M. Dove, Simon J. Pierce
August 26, 2021

Whale sharks are the largest of all fishes, fascinating for comparative studies of all manner of biological fields, including functional anatomy, growth, metabolism, movement ecology, behavior and physiology. These gentle ocean giants have captured the interest of scientists and the imagination of ...

Modern Fisheries Engineering Realizing a Healthy and Sustainable Marine Ecosystem

Modern Fisheries Engineering: Realizing a Healthy and Sustainable Marine Ecosystem

1st Edition

Edited By Stephen A. Bortone, Shinya Otake
October 21, 2020

Modern Fisheries Engineering: Realizing a Healthy and Sustainable Marine Ecosystem is a compendium of the latest and most cutting-edge information on the diversity of technical aspects associated with Fisheries Engineering. Expanding on presentations given at the International Conference on ...

The Physiology of Fishes

The Physiology of Fishes

5th Edition

Edited By Suzanne Currie, David H. Evans
September 08, 2020

The fifth edition of The Physiology of Fishes represents a compendium of knowledge across fish physiology, collecting up-to-date research into an easy-to-access single textbook. Written by the leaders in the field, it provides a comprehensive, accessible review of the core topics, integrating ...

Red Snapper Biology in a Changing World

Red Snapper Biology in a Changing World

1st Edition

Edited By Stephen T. Szedlmayer, Stephen A. Bortone
December 05, 2019

Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus, is an important commercial and recreational fish species and there has been much interest in maintaining its status among a variety of scientific, social and economic levels. Stocks are influenced by varying environmental conditions, changing fishing effort and ...

Shark Research Emerging Technologies and Applications for the Field and Laboratory

Shark Research: Emerging Technologies and Applications for the Field and Laboratory

1st Edition

Edited By Jeffrey C Carrier, Michael R. Heithaus, Colin A. Simpfendorfer
September 18, 2018

Over the last decade, the study of shark biology has benefited from the development, refinement, and rapid expansion of novel techniques and advances in technology. These have given new insight into the fields of shark genetics, feeding, foraging, bioenergetics, imaging, age and growth, ...

Marine Mammal Physiology Requisites for Ocean Living

Marine Mammal Physiology: Requisites for Ocean Living

1st Edition

Edited By Michael A. Castellini, Jo-Ann Mellish
December 11, 2015

Suppose you were designing a marine mammal. What would you need to think about to allow it to live in the ocean? How would you keep it warm? What would you design to allow it to dive for very long periods to extreme depths? Where would it find water to drink? How would you minimize the cost of ...

Hagfish Biology

Hagfish Biology

1st Edition

Edited By Susan L. Edwards, Gregory G. Goss
September 14, 2015

With over 70 species still populating the world’s oceans after approximately 500 million years, hagfishes are essential benthic organisms that play a vital role in understanding the evolutionary origins of vertebrate life and the maintenance of the oceanic ecosystem. Hagfish Biology is a long ...

Impacts of Oil Spill Disasters on Marine Habitats and Fisheries in North America

Impacts of Oil Spill Disasters on Marine Habitats and Fisheries in North America

1st Edition

Edited By J. Brian Alford, Mark S. Peterson, Christopher C. Green
October 29, 2014

At an increasingly global scale, aquatic scientists are heavily entrenched in understanding the fate of marine ecosystems in the face of human-altered environments. Oil spill disasters, especially large-scale ones like the 2010 Deepwater Horizon tragedy, have left uncertain and indelible marks on ...

The Biology of Sea Turtles, Volume III

The Biology of Sea Turtles, Volume III

1st Edition

Edited By Jeanette Wyneken, Kenneth J. Lohmann, John A. Musick
March 25, 2013

Since the first volume of The Biology of Sea Turtles was published in 1997, the field has grown and matured in ways few of the authors would have predicted—particularly in the areas of physiology, behavior, genetics, and health. Volume III presents timely coverage of emerging areas as well as the ...

Artificial Reefs in Fisheries Management

Artificial Reefs in Fisheries Management

1st Edition

Edited By Stephen A. Bortone, Frederico Pereira Brandini, Gianna Fabi, Shinya Otake
May 09, 2011

While artificial reefs may have much to offer, they remain an anecdote in the greater scheme of fisheries management, primarily due to the lack of data specific to validating their use. Based on papers presented at the 9th Conference on Artificial Reefs and Artificial Habitats (CARAH) and also ...

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