Marine Distributions

Marine Distributions by Maxwell Dunbar, published by University of Toronto Press on December 15, 1963, is a scholarly work that presents findings from a symposium held by the Royal Society of Canada in June 1962. This volume focuses on the efforts in Canadian oceanography to map salinity, temperature, and plankton in the waters surrounding Canada and extending to the North Atlantic. It highlights the interdisciplinary nature of research in marine biogeography and the distribution of environmental factors in the sea.

Readers will find an exploration of the breadth of biogeographic work in marine environments, emphasizing the connections between biogeography and the physical and chemical aspects of the ocean. The book also introduces the new Serial Atlas of the Marine Environment, a scientific journal developed in collaboration with the Royal Society of Canada and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. With 132 pages, this edition provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of marine research and its implications for environmental science and oceanography.