Tabla de Contenidos: “…Principles of oceanography and marine biology -- Marine organisms: function and environment -- Organisms of the open sea -- Plankton -- Nekton -- Processes in the open sea -- Organisms of the sea bed -- Seaweeds, sea grasses, and benthic microorganisms -- Coastal benthic environments and processes -- The tidelands and estuaries -- Sea grass beds, kelp forests, and coral reefs -- Processes on the sea bed from the shelf to the deep sea -- Human impact on the sea -- Food from the sea -- Marine pollution.…”