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# Marine Biology: A Very Short Introduction

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Marine Biology: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

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    71%...
  

*by J***I on Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2017*

This is the 10th book in the “A Very Short Introduction” series that I have read. I note that there are more than 350 (and counting!) in the series, and would love to read the vast majority of them. Each provides a relatively concise, as the title implies, exposition of a particular topic, ranging, literally, from “Nothing” to “Infinity.” I had previously read and reviewed 

  
Coral Reefs: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)









  
  
    
  . That topic is covered in one of the eight chapters of this work. Our knowledge of the oceans, or, as Philip Mladenov says in the singular, “The Global Ocean,” which covers 71% of the planet, has grown exponentially over the last half century, with the knowledge obtained through the development of such inventions as the Scuba diving regulator and the bathyscaphe, a free-diving, self-propelled submersible, now capable of descending to the deepest ocean depths. The author, who published this work in 2013, provided this reader a much needed update on some of the advances in our knowledge of the oceans.The first chapter covers some useful characteristics of the Global Ocean. The easiest one for me to remember is that 10 meters of ocean water has the same pressure as all the air above it, in the atmosphere. Thus, when diving at 10 meters, thanks to the aforementioned regulator, it is possible to breathe, since the regulator releases air at “two atms,” (two atmospheres of pressure). Light will penetrate the ocean to a depth of 150-200 meters; but all the light in the red spectrum is absorbed in the first 10 meters of water, leaving the blues and the greens to penetrate deeper. The colder the water, the more oxygen it contains, with arctic water containing almost double that of the warmest ocean water. Seawater is slightly alkaline; the more carbon dioxide it contains, the lower the pH, and with enough CO2, the ocean will become acidic.  The ocean is also in motion, with permanent currents, such as the Gulf Stream. In addition, there are sinking and rising currents, important for the transfer and replenishment of nutrients. Mladenov introduced me to the concept of “the Great Ocean Conveyor Belt” which spans the globe.The second chapter describes the essential biological processes, with roughly half of the planet’s “primary production,” that is, the synthesis of organic compounds by chlorophyll-bearing organisms using the sun’s energy, occurring in the ocean. This energy conversion is the basis of the “food chain,” with the bacterioplankton consumed by larger predators. The next five chapters describe the differences in marine life, and the adaptation to its environment in five different areas: coastal, polar, tropics, deep-ocean and intertidal. For me, the greatest increases in knowledge involved the deep-ocean area, which was pretty much a “blank page” in my youth. I learned that there is extensive (and very damaging) fishing on seamounts (extinct volcanoes) for such species as the orange roughy. Hydrothermal vents were discovered in 1977, at a depth of 2700 meters. More surprising, there is substantial life surrounding these vents, in one of the harshest of environments, with superheated acidic fluid, including hydrogen sulfide.Of the various factoids that I learned, as the author says, one of the more surprising is that the largest source of oil pollution in the ocean comes from small spills from cars, trucks and boats that wash into the ocean, some 72% of the total, as opposed to the “newsworthy” catastrophes, such as the “Exxon Valdez” and deep-ocean oil well “blow-outs.” The author’s concluding chapter concerns the ocean as a food source for the growing human population. He states that the yield from the ocean has essentially plateaued, and unless serious conservation measures are in place, and enforced, will most certainly decline. The biggest factoid is 9 billion, which is the estimated human population by 2050, almost triple the number when I was born. Other factoids involve the serious percentage of coral reefs that are being damaged due to global warming… which the vast majority of us recognize as being caused by humans. When do the dots finally get connected… as opposed to pasting another designer-colored band-aide on the problem?  5-stars for Philip Mladenov’s concise work on our ocean.

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    A tiny treasure
  

*by P***S on Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2018*

I read it because I’m a new SCUBA diver. This miracle of brevity weaves a web, paragraph after paragraph, linking together a host of key concepts into a comprehensible whole. Although I was familiar with the subject from years past, this was a fresh look at the subject and a primer on recent work in the field. Awesome.

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    A very short introduction...
  

*by H***E on Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2019*

This series is a useful way to be quickly introduced to a complex topic.  This particular book covers marine biology with a short talk-through on biological processes in the ocean and the various zones in the ocean where life survives.  The narrative should be accessible to the average reading adult.  Some nice simple diagrams which help illustrate text.  This book was published in 2013 and this reviewer noted its content is slightly dated on the rapidly evolving topic of ocean fisheries.  Recommended to its intended audience.

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