Marine Biology (Castro), 9th Edition

Chapter 2: The Sea Floor

Marine Biology on the Net

Plate Tectonics

• Alfred Wegener
  The German geologist, Wegener put forth his theory of continental drift that was met with considerable hostility from his colleagues and not fully accepted until the late 1950s.
  http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/wegener.html
  (Added: Sat Jul 14 2001)

• Atmosphere
  The NASA Global Change Master Directory information on the atmosphere.
  http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/Data/portals/gcmd/param_search/ATMOSPHERE.html
  (Added: Sat Jul 14 2001)

• Earth Science
  The NASA Global Change Master Directory information on the solid earth.
  http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/Data/portals/gcmd/param_search/SOLID_EARTH.html
  (Added: Sat Jul 14 2001)

• Land Surface
  The NASA Global Change Master Directory information on the surface of the land surface.
  http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/Data/portals/gcmd/param_search/LAND_SURFACE.html
  (Added: Sat Jul 14 2001)

• Modern Tectonic Plate Boundaries
  Nice GIF image showing the various plates.
  http://www-personal.umich.edu/~vdpluijm/plates.gif
  (Added: Sat Jul 14 2001)

• Oceans
  The NASA Global Change Master Directory information on the oceans.
  http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/Data/portals/gcmd/param_search/OCEANS.html
  (Added: Sat Jul 14 2001)

• Plate Tectonics
  Information from the University of California Museum of Paleontology, including a number of animations.
  http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/tectonics.html
  (Added: Sat Jul 14 2001)

• Savage Earth
  This site is from the Public Broadcasting System, and contains information and links to more on tectonics, volcanoes, tsunamis and earthquakes.
  http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/hellscrust/index.html
  (Added: Sat Jul 14 2001)

• This Dynamic Earth--Contents (USGS)
  An electronic version of this text on plate tectonics produced in collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey.
  http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/dynamic.html
  (Added: Sat Jul 14 2001)

Under Sea Tectonic and Volcanic Activity

• Video Clips
  This shows video highlights from NOAA/VENTS research activities including shots from the submersibles. Interesting videos of tubeworms, and other interesting organisms inhabiting the vent habitat.
  http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents/geology/video.html
  (Added: Sat Jul 14 2001)

The Coast and the Continental Shelf

• California's Coastal Resources
  Information on the expansive coast of California.
  http://www.ceres.ca.gov/ceres/calweb/coastal.html
  (Added: Sat Jul 14 2001)

• Surfrider Home Page
  This non-profit organization, begun by surfers in 1984 in Southern California, is now a huge organization, dedicated to preservation of our beaches, waves, and oceans through conservation, activism, research and education
  http://www.surfrider.org/
  (Added: Fri Nov 16 2001)

Deep-Ocean Drilling

• Texas A&M University Ocean Drilling Program
  Expedition information and outreach from ongoing program.
  http://www-odp.tamu.edu

• Integrated Ocean Drilling Program
  Information and outreach on deep ocean drilling.
  http://www.oceandrilling.org