Biological oceanography : an early history, 1870-1960 / Eric L. Mills.

"With a foreword by John Cullen and a new introduction by the author."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-365) and index.

PART 1 The Origin of Biological Oceanography in Germany and Scandinavia during the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries. 1 "This Blood of the Sea": The Origin of Quantitative Plankton Biology in Germany, 1870-1911 -- 2 The Control of Metabolism in the Sea: Karl Brandt, the Nitrogen Cycle, and the Origin of Brandt's Hypothesis -- 3 International Oceanography, the Kiel School, and the Fate of Brandt's Hypothesis -- 4 "The Water Blooms": The Discovery of the Spring Bloom and Its Control -- 5 Hydrography and the Control of Plankton Abundance: Solving the Problem of Plankton Blooms -- 6 The End of an Era: The Demise of the Kiel School.

PART 2 Biological Oceanography in Britain and the United States, 1921-1960. 7 Food from the Sea: The Origin of British Biological Oceanography -- 8 Surveying the Blue Pasture: Plankton Dynamics at Plymouth, 1921-1933 -- 9 Plankton Production and Its Control: The Marine Ecosystem at Plymouth, 1934-1958 -- 10 Appreciating Mathematics: The Origin of Plankton Modeling in the United States, 1934-1946 -- 11 Disciplined Thinking in Biological Oceanography: Plankton Dynamics, Physical Oceanography, and Riley's "Synthetic Method" -- Conclusion: The End of One Tale and the Beginning of Another.

This new edition makes an excellent companion to Mills's recent history of mathematical and physical oceanography, the multi-award-winning and widely acclaimed The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet.

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