Oceans

A Scientific American Reader

By: Scientific American (Editor)

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Hardcover | 15 March 2007 | Edition Number 1

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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 book" "features 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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Non-Fiction Nature & The Natural World The Earth & Natural History in General Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning Earth Sciences Hydrology & The Hydrosphere Oceanography & Seas Religion & Beliefs Religion Philosophy of Religion Nature & Existence of God Science

Biology, Life Sciences Hydrobiology Marine Biology Wildlife in General Wildlife & Aquatic Creatures Sea Life & The Seashore Science in General

Origins Sculpting the Earth from the Inside Out
Large Igneous Provinces
Life’s Rocky Start
When Methane Made Climate
Kasting Snowball Earth
Looking for Life below the Bottom
Marine Life Life in the Ocean
The Ocean’s Invisible Forest
Light in the Ocean’s Midwaters
Manatees’shea Secrets of the Slime Hag
Why Are Reef Fish So Colorful?
Fisheries Counting the Last Fish
The World’s Imperiled Fish
Shrimp Aquaculture and the Environment
The Evolution of Ocean Law
Fishy Business
Sharks Mean Business
Fishing the “Zone” in Sri Lanka
Dangerous Waters Giant Earthquakes of the Pacific Northwest
Tsunami!
The Threat of Silent Earthquakes
The Coming Climate
"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"Tsunami: Wave of Change
The Oceans in Peril Enriching the Sea to Death
Red Tides
Natural Oil Spills
Flammable Ice
Can We Bury Global Warming?
Socolow Chaotic Climate
Broecker Defusing the Global Warming Time Bomb
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