Table Of ContentI·Introductory Concepts1 The Ocean As a Habitat2 Some Ecological and Biological ConceptsII·Marine Primary Producers3 Phytoplankton4 Marine Plants5 Primary Production in the SeaIII·Diversity of Marine Animals6 Protozoans and Invertebrates7 Marine VertebratesIV·Benthic Communities8 The Intertidal9 Estuaries10 Coral Reefs11 Below the TidesV·The Pelagic Realm12 The Zooplankton13 Nekton, Distribution, Locomotion, and Feeding14 Nekton, Migration, Sensory Reception, and ReproductionVI·Human Intervention in the Sea15 Food from the Sea16 Ocean Pollution
SynopsisNow in MAD About the Fifties young whippersnappers and wizened elders alike can appreciate MAD's subversive beginnings. Thrill to cult classics like Superduperman , Melvin of the Apes , and Mickey Rodent ; pointed parodies like Gunsmoked, Perry Masonmint, and The Ed Suvillan Show; hilarious humor from seminal comedy pioneers like Tom Lehrer and many more; comic creators like the maniacally logical Don Martin, Harvey Kurtzman, Wally Wood, Jack Davis, Will Elder, and Al Jaffee, as well as early examples of the MAD Primer, Scenes We'd Like to See, and the compellingly loony Strangely Believe It series; and rare reproductions in full color of historic early covers and classic ad parodies. But wait There's more Special bonus Amazing revelations about the mysterious origins of Alfred E. Neuman (was his original name really Melvin Coznowski? or was it Mel Haney?).