State of the world's oceans
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Group Author: | ; ; ; |
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Published: |
Springer,
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Publisher Address: | [Dordrecht] |
Publication Dates: | c2009. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xiv, 256 p.: ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781402091155 (hbk.) 140209115X (hbk.) 9781402091162 1402091168 |
Index Number: | Q178 |
CLC: | Q178.53 |
Call Number: | Q178.53/S797 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-253) and index. "This book provides a contemporary overview of the world's oceans. It identifies and describes the various problems which continue to threaten environmental quality and biodiversity, ranging from overfishing to the complex changes which could take place as a result of global climate change. Written by scientists working at the Greenpeace Research Laboratories at the University of Exeter in the UK, it is based upon the latest published scientific information. It draws upon the considerable and unique experience of Greenpeace as an organisation working on a diverse array of marine conservation issues at the international scale... |