Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ocean engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 636
Book Description
Oceans 81
Author: Oceans
Author: James Fargo BalliettPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317463676
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Covering 71 percent of the planet, these saline bodies of water provided the unique conditions necessary for the building blocks of life to form billions of years ago. This book explains how our oceans continue to support and influence life in important ways: by providing the largest global source of protein in the form of fish populations, by creating and influencing weather systems, and by absorbing waste streams such as airborne carbon. It is shown how oceans have an almost magnetic draw—almost half of the world’s population lives within a few hours of an ocean. Although oceans are vast in size, exceeding 328 million cubic miles (1.37 billion cubic kilometers), they have been influenced by and have influenced humans in numerous ways. The book includes three detailed case studies. The first focuses on the most remote locations along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, where new ocean floor is being formed twenty-thousand feet underwater. The second considers the Maldives, a string of islands in the Indian Ocean, where increasing sea levels may force residents to abandon some communities by 2020. The third describes the North Sea at the edge of the Arctic Ocean, where fishing stocks have been dangerously depleted as a result of multiple nations’ unrelenting removal of the smallest and largest species.
Understanding the Oceans
Author: Dr Margaret DeaconPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134573952
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Authoritative historical perspectives tracing the contribution of the HMS Challenger expeditions through to modern marine science Ecompasses oceanography, marine biology, marine geology and ocean science
Oceans
Author: Trevor DayPublisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438100647
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Describes the ocean biome, including climate, geology, geography and biodiversity.
Publications Catalog of the U.S. Department of Commerce
Author: United States. Department of Commerce. Office of PublicationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 822
Book Description
Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Author: The Legal Order of the Oceans
Author: A.V. LowePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1847317162
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1030
Book Description
This compendium of documents brings together, for the first time in an affordable format, the essential documents needed to gain a thorough knowledge of the laws of the sea. There has been a long felt need for such a collection to provide students, scholars and practitioners with a working library of the key materials. This collection integrates documents of the International Maritime Organisation (which are not available anywhere on the web in consolidated form), of regional fisheries organizations, security related documents, treaties concerning resource exploitation, environmental protection measures and much more, into the framework created by the Law of the Sea Convention. The book is aimed at teachers and practitioners in the area and can be used as a class room companion for law of the sea courses.
Amazing Oceans
Author: Annie RothPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0744093511
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
An underwater adventure to discover our oceans' most fascinating places, plants, and animals A thrilling guide to the weirdest wildlife, most incredible places, and most surprising science in our oceans. This fascinating book will take you beyond the seaweed, sharks, and shells that you have seen many times before, and show you the secret world that lies in and around our amazing oceans. There is much to discover about our marine environments that most people don't know. Dive into the deepest sea trench ever discovered, marvel at immortal anemones, and learn how a devastating water tornado form. Author Annie Roth, a marine biologist and writer, covers a huge range of topics, including unique ocean habitats, amazing plants, animals and their adaptations, incredible sea phenomena, and fascinating ocean exploration. Have you ever wondered how big the oceans are? Or how animals communicate in the water? Or how plants can grow in the sea? This book answers those questions, and many, many more. Amazing Oceans is the perfect book for inquisitive kids ages 7 and up, and especially those with a passion for wildlife, science, or geography. With astounding information, and stunning photographs and illustrations, this is the ultimate guide to the most incredible environments on Earth.
Geography of Minerals of the Oceans
Author: Atar Singh YadavPublisher: Concept Publishing Company
ISBN: 9788170223955
Category : Marine mineral resources
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
The Silicon Cycle
Author: Venugopalan IttekkotPublisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1597267821
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Silicon is among the most abundant elements on earth. It plays a key but largely unappreciated role in many biogeochemical processes, including those that regulate climate and undergird marine food webs. The Silicon Cycle is the first book in more than 20 years to present a comprehensive overview of the silicon cycle and issues associated with it. The book summarizes the major outcomes of the project Land-Ocean Interactions: Silica Cycle, initiated by the Scientific Community on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) of the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU). It tracks the pathway of silicon from land to sea and discusses its biotic and abiotic modifications in transit as well as its cycling in the coastal seas. Natural geological processes in combination with atmospheric and hydrological processes are discussed, as well as human perturbations of the natural controls of the silicon cycle.