Screen LibraryWorld ocean census：a global survey of marine life
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| Group Author: | ; |
| Published: |
Firefly Books,
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| Publisher Address: | Richmond Hill, Ont. Buffalo, New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | 256 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781554074341 1554074347 |
| Index Number: | Q178 |
| CLC: | Q178.53 |
| Call Number: | Q178.53/C933 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-244) and index. The known, the unknown, and the unknowable -- Painting a picture of the past -- Expanding the use of technology -- Animals as ocean observers -- Disappearing ice oceans -- Unexpected diversity at the edges of the sea -- Unexplored ecosystems : vents, seeps, seamounts, and abyssal plains -- Unraveling the mystery of new life-forms -- Forecasting the future -- The path forward. An insider's description of the comprehensive Census of Marine Life and what it reveals about a seriously threatened ecosystem. |