Biological Oceanography

Eric L. Mills is a professor emeritus in the Department of Oceanography at Dalhousie University and former director of the History of Science and Technology Program at the University of King’s College. He is the winner of the Jehuda Neumann Memorial Prize for the History of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography from the Royal Meteorological Society.

• Illustrations Tables AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Development of Biological OceanographyPART 1 The Origin of Biological Oceanography in Germany and Scandinavia during the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries "This Blood of the Sea": The Origin of Quantitative 9 Plankton Biology in Germany, 1870-1911The Control of Metabolism in the Sea: Karl Brandt, the Nitrogen Cycle, and the Origin of Brandt's HypothesisInternational Oceanography, the Kiel School, and the Fate of Brandt's Hypothesis"The Water Blooms": The Discovery of the Spring Bloom and Its ControlHydrography and the Control of Plankton Abundance: Solving the Problem of Plankton BloomsThe End of an Era: The Demise of the Kiel SchooPART 2 Biological Oceanography in Britain and the United States, 1921-1960 Food from the Sea: The Origin of British Biological OceanographySurveying the Blue Pasture: Plankton Dynamics at Plymouth, 1921-1933Plankton Production and Its Control: The Marine Ecosystem at Plymouth, 1934-1958Appreciating Mathematics: The Origin of Plankton Modeling in the United States, 1934-1946Disciplined Thinking in Biological Oceanography: Plankton Dynamics, Physical Oceanography, and Riley's "Synthetic Method"Conclusion: The End of One Tale and the Beginning of AnotherReferencesIndex

‘[A] superb treatise on the early history of biological oceanography … Mills has constructed an enormously appealing, readable, and intellectual history of biological oceanography that transcends the subject area and delves into the philosophy of science and its management.’ - Christopher F. D’Elia (BioScience) ‘The book is a must-read for everyone interested in biological oceanography and meets a high standard of scholarship.’ - W.H. Berger (Science) ‘A richly detailed and yet accessible look at the development of biological oceanography.’ - Jane Maienschein (Isis) ‘Eric L. Mills’s Biological Oceanography gives proof that history need not be dull … He writes with ease and grace, and with the characters at his disposal he tells a fine story.’ - Frederick A. Aldrich (The Northern Mariner)