Marine Biology 11th Edition by Peter Castro – Print ISBN: 9781259880032, 1259880036 – other ISBNs: 9781260162615, 1260162613 – By: Peter Castro – Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education – Print ISBN: 9781259880032, 1259880036 – other ISBNs: 9781260162615, 1260162613 – Edition: 11th – Copyright year: 2019 – Preface – CHANGES IN THE ELEVENTH EDITION – Like all new editions of Marine Biology, we have made extensive – revisions to the eleventh edition to correct errors, incorporate new – information, and improve readability. In many cases our revisions – reflect comments by reviewers, whose suggestions we greatly appreciate. – Much of the data presented in the eleventh edition has been – updated to the latest information available at the time of writing. – Updates include, among others, numbers of known species in various – taxonomic groups, conservation status and population sizes – of many threatened species, shark-attack frequency, data on global – and regional climate, sea level, CO2, hypoxic zones, paralytic shellfish – poisoning, and the Antarctic ozone hole. The latest available – data are also used for fisheries catches, aquaculture production, and – seafood demand and consumption, and the extent of Arctic sea ice. – Many chapters in the eleventh edition include more information – on the effects of global change on species and ecosystems in – addition to the Special Report: Our Changing Planet. The coverage – also in many cases reflects increasing scientific certainty regarding – global change and its effects on the ocean. – We have updated or added information on many other topics. – There are too many such changes to fully list here, but examples – include the following: