Biological Oceanography: An Early History, 1870-1960.

Illustrations Tables Acknowledgments Introduction: The Development of Biological Oceanography PART 1 The Origin of Biological Oceanography in Germany and Scandinavia during the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries *This Blood of the The Origin of Quantitative 9 Plankton Biology in Germany, 1870-1911* The Control of Metabolism in the Sea: Karl Brandt, the Nitrogen Cycle, and the Origin of Brandt's Hypothesis* International Oceanography, the Kiel School, and the Fate of Brandt's Hypothesis*The Water Blooms: The Discovery of the Spring Bloom and Its Control* Hydrography and the Control of Plankton Abundance: Solving the Problem of Plankton Blooms* The End of an Era: The Demise of the Kiel Schoo PART 2 Biological Oceanography in Britain and the United States, 1921-1960 * Food from the Sea: The Origin of British Biological Oceanography* Surveying the Blue Pasture: Plankton Dynamics at Plymouth, 1921-1933* Plankton Production and Its Control: The Marine Ecosystem at Plymouth, 1934-1958* Appreciating Mathematics: The Origin of Plankton Modeling in the United States, 1934-1946* 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 References Index