| one publication added to basket [117405] | Oceans: a scientific American reader
Scientific American (Ed.) (2007). Oceans: a scientific American reader. University of Chicago Press: Chicago. ISBN 978-0-226-74262-5. 315 pp.
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VLIZ: Descriptive Oceanography DES.36 [101593]
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Biological phenomena > Evolution
Biology > Microbiology
Disciplines > Biology > Natural history
Earth sciences
Earth sciences > Geology
Ecology
Ocean environment
Paleontology
Marine/Coastal |
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- Gurnis, M. (2007). Sculpting the Earth from the inside out, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 3-11, more
- Coffin, M.F.; Eldholm, O. (2007). Large igneous provinces, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 12-25, more
- Hazen, R.M. (2007). Life’s rocky start, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 26-35, more
- Kasting, J.F. (2007). When methane made climate, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 36-44, more
- Hoffman, P.F.; Schrag, D.P. (2007). Snowball Earth, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 45-56, more
- Simpson, S. (2007). Looking for life below the bottom, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 57-64, more
- Nybakken , J.W.; Webster, S.K. (2007). Life in the ocean, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 67-74, more
- Falkowski, P.G. (2007). The ocean’s invisible forest, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 75-84, more
- Robison, B.H. (2007). Light in the ocean’s midwaters, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 85-93, more
- O’shea, T.J. (2007). Manatees, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 94-105, more
- Martini, F.C. (2007). Secrets of the slime hag, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 106-116, more
- Marshall, J. (2007). Why are reef fish so colorful?, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 117-123, more
- Pauly, D.; Watson, R. (2007). Counting the last fish, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 127-134, more
- Safina, C. (2007). The world’s imperiled fish, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 135-144, more
- Boyd, C.E.; Clay, J. (2007). Shrimp aquaculture and the environment, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 145-153, more
- Jacobson, J.L.; Rieser, A. (2007). The evolution of Ocean Law, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 154-163, more
- Simpson, S. (2007). Fishy business, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 164-172, more
- Anderson, R.C. (2007). Sharks mean business, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 173-176, more
- Nonis, A. (2007). Fishing the “Zone” in Sri Lanka, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 177-180, more
- Hyndman, R.D. (2007). Giant earthquakes of the Pacific Northwest, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 183-194, more
- González, F.I. (2007). Tsunami!, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 195-206, more
- Cerville, P. (2007). The threat of silent earthquakes, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 207-213, more
- Karl, T.R.; Nicholls , N.; Gregory, J.M. (2007). The coming climate, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 214-224, more
- Geist, E.L.; Titov, V.; Synolakis, C. (2007). Tsunami: wave of change, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 225-232, more
- Nixon, S.W. (2007). Enriching the sea to death, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 235-242, more
- Anderson, D.M. (2007). Red tides, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 243-253, more
- Macdonald, I.R. (2007). Natural oil spills, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 254-262, more
- Suess, E.; Bohrmann, G.; Greinert , J.; Lausch, E. (2007). Flammable ice, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 263-272, more
- Socolow, R.H. (2007). Can we bury global warming?, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 273-282, more
- Broecker, W.S. (2007). Chaotic climate, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 283-293, more
- Hansen, J. (2007). Defusing the global warming time bomb, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 294-306, more
- Sturm, M.; Perovich, D.K.; Serreze, M.C. (2007). Meltdown in the North, in: Scientific American (Ed.) Oceans: a scientific American reader. pp. 307-313, more
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| Abstract |
Covering nearly three-quarters of our planet, the world’s oceans are a vast and unique ecosystem from which all life on Earth originated. But each year the marine realm is more susceptible to harm by careless exploitation, and as demands for food, waste disposal, transport, and travel increase, the fate of the world’s oceans hangs in the balance. This timely guide offers the nonscientist an opportunity to appreciate the importance of this expansive—and fragile—frontier. With selections chosen for their value in identifying the multiple uses of oceans, their resources, and the hurdles they face as the world’s population continues to expand and consume their resources at a staggering rate, Oceans collects more than thirty thematically arranged articles from the past decade, including recent pieces written in the wake of the 2004 tsunami. The bookfeatures articles that investigate the origins of the world’s oceans, the diversity of life in the water, the state of global fisheries, the dangers of natural disasters, and the perils oceans face, whether induced by nature or by humans. With breadth of topics as wide as the ocean is deep, this Scientific American reader will engage general readers interested in the evolution, ecology, and conservation of the oceanic ecosystem and can be used in courses on introductory oceanography, environmental science, and marine biology. |
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