Marine Biology (Castro), 9th Edition

Chapter 1: The Science of Marine Biology

Marine Biology on the Net

The Science of Marine Biology

  • Marine Biology Glossary
    Very useful site!
    http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/glossary.html
    (Added: Sat Jul 14 2001)
  • Marine Biology Web Page
    Links to pages on marine biology as a career, organizations, research institutes and much more.
    http://129.49.19.42/marinebio/mbweb.html
    (Added: Sat Jul 14 2001)
  • NOAA Central Library
    Search options, and links to much information on oceanic and atmospheric subjects.
    http://www.lib.noaa.gov/
    (Added: Sat Jul 14 2001)
  • Ocean Alliance
    An organization dedicated to the conservation of ocean resources.
    http://www.oceanalliance.org/
    (Added: Sat Jul 14 2001)
  • Ocean Planet Homepage
    This site is supported by the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, with information on current exhibitions, links, educational materials, and more.
    http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/ocean_planet.html
    (Added: Sat Jul 14 2001)
  • SeaWeb
    Information designed to raise awareness of the world's oceans and the life within it.
    http://www.seaweb.org
    (Added: Sat Jul 14 2001)
  • The World from Space
    A large graphic, but beautiful. Note the amount of our earth that is covered with water.
    http://zebu.uoregon.edu/images/earth.gif
    (Added: Sat Jul 14 2001)

Aquaria and Research Station Sites

  • Marine Laboratories
    Includes many links to labs within the U.S. and in other countries.
    http://129.49.19.42/marinebio/mblabs.html
    (Added: Sat Jul 14 2001)
  • Monterey Bay Aquarium
    Print out their Seafood Policy, so you can eat food from the ocean with a clear environmental conscience. So much for eating Chilean sea bass any longer!
    http://www.mbayaq.org/
    (Added: Sat Jul 14 2001)
  • The National Association of Marine Laboratories.
    This site has links to: Western Association of Marine Laboratories, Northeast Association of Marine and Great Lakes Labs, and Southern Association of Marine Labs.
    http://www.naml.org/
    (Added: Sat Dec 01 2001)

Science as a Process

  • Texas Information Literacy Tutorial
    From U. Texas, it's a tutorial on how to use library/web resources in doing research. Found it very interesting, fun and interactive.
    http://tilt.lib.utsystem.edu/
    (Added: Fri Jun 22 2001)

Introductory Sites

  • National Wildlife Federation Home Page
    Links to the current issues of National Wildlife, International Wildlife, and publications for kids, such as Ranger Rick. Many links to facts on various organisms, environmental programs, and educational programs, which change constantly.
    http://www.nwf.org/
    (Added: Fri Nov 16 2001)
  • Overview of the Biology Project
    A very good site with links to information on a myriad of facets of biological science.
    http://www.biology.arizona.edu/the_biology_project/the_biology_project.html
    (Added: Wed Jun 12 2002)
  • USGS
    The U.S. Geological Survey was established to provide a permanent Federal agency to conduct the systematic and scientific "classification of the public lands and examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain." The USGS provides information consisting of maps, databases, and descriptions and analyses of the water, energy, and mineral resources, land surface, underlying geologic structure, natural hazards, and dynamic processes of the earth.
    http://www.usgs.gov/
    (Added: Fri Jul 13 2001)

Careers in Science

  • Environmental Jobs and Careers
    Current listings and useful links. Information on salaries, resumes, laboratory jobs, non-profit jobs (are any jobs in environmental science for profit?), and state jobs.
    http://www.ejobs.org
    (Added: Tue Jun 26 2001)

Scientific Method

  • Introduction to the Scientific Method
    A good explanation of the steps of the scientific method.
    http://teacher.nsrl.rochester.edu/phy_labs/AppendixE/AppendixE.html
    (Added: Tue Jun 26 2001)

Ocean Observing Systems

  • ARGO
    Remote sensing of top 2 km of ocean from robotic floats
    http://www.argo.ucsd.edu
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