Encyclopedia of the oceans / Dorrik Stow.

By:

Stow, D. A. V. (Dorrik A. V.) [author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

0198606877

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DDC classification:

551.46 22 S.D.E

LOC classification:

GC9 .S76 2004

Contents:

ntroduction. The ocean frontier ; The lure of the sea ; Great voyages of discovery ; Pioneers of ocean science ; Modern oceanographic research -- Ocean systems -- Plates on the move. The ocean planet ; Plate tectonics and time ; Backbone of the oceans ; Collision and slippage ; Oceans of the past -- Patterns & cycles. From peak to trough ; Where land meets sea ; Patterns on the seafloor ; Canyons, slopes, and fans ; Islands in time -- Salt, sun, & sea level. Why the sea is salt ; Heat, light, and sound ; Ocean layers ; Sea level rise and fall -- Silent, swift, & strong. Riding the waves ; Rhythm of the tides ; Great surface currents ; Silent cycles of the deep ; Oceans and climate -- Hidden riches of the ocean. Oil and gas ; Renewable marine energy ; Minerals from the sea -- Ocean maps. The ocean floor ; The Atlantic Ocean ; The Indian Ocean ; The Pacific Ocean ; The Polar Oceans -- Ocean life -- Evolution & extinction. Life unfolds ; March through time ; Mass extinction -- The web of life. The diversity of life ; Cycles, webs, and flows ; The world of phytoplankton ; The zooplankton ; Algal forests -- Marine lifestyles. The marine environment ; Movement underwater ; Heightened senses ; Making a living ; Sexual encounters -- Complex communities. Marine habitats ; Shoreline communities ; Wetlands ; Coral reefs ; The open ocean ; The deep-sea floor -- Fragile environments. The living resource ; Marine pollution ; Habitat destruction -- Conclusion. Future challenge ; Climate change ; A new global awareness ; Our common heritage.

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"An Andromeda book"--T.p. verso.

A reference work that embraces the major fields of oceanographic research: the physical nature of the oceans and the evolution and distribution of marine life. This book offers information on a wide range of topics, from the formation of oceanic ridges to the astonishing diversity and complex interactions of marine communities.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249) and index.

ntroduction. The ocean frontier ; The lure of the sea ; Great voyages of discovery ; Pioneers of ocean science ; Modern oceanographic research --
Ocean systems --
Plates on the move. The ocean planet ; Plate tectonics and time ; Backbone of the oceans ; Collision and slippage ; Oceans of the past --
Patterns & cycles. From peak to trough ; Where land meets sea ; Patterns on the seafloor ; Canyons, slopes, and fans ; Islands in time --
Salt, sun, & sea level. Why the sea is salt ; Heat, light, and sound ; Ocean layers ; Sea level rise and fall --
Silent, swift, & strong. Riding the waves ; Rhythm of the tides ; Great surface currents ; Silent cycles of the deep ; Oceans and climate --
Hidden riches of the ocean. Oil and gas ; Renewable marine energy ; Minerals from the sea --
Ocean maps. The ocean floor ; The Atlantic Ocean ; The Indian Ocean ; The Pacific Ocean ; The Polar Oceans --
Ocean life --
Evolution & extinction. Life unfolds ; March through time ; Mass extinction --
The web of life. The diversity of life ; Cycles, webs, and flows ; The world of phytoplankton ; The zooplankton ; Algal forests --
Marine lifestyles. The marine environment ; Movement underwater ; Heightened senses ; Making a living ; Sexual encounters --
Complex communities. Marine habitats ; Shoreline communities ; Wetlands ; Coral reefs ; The open ocean ; The deep-sea floor --
Fragile environments. The living resource ; Marine pollution ; Habitat destruction --
Conclusion. Future challenge ; Climate change ; A new global awareness ; Our common heritage.

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