The restless sea : exploring the world beneath the waves / Robert Kunzig.
The restless sea : exploring the world beneath the waves / Robert Kunzig.
The restless sea : exploring the world beneath the waves / Robert Kunzig.
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Publisher
New York : Norton, c1999.
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T0389331
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xv, 336 p. : maps ; 22 cm.
Contents
Prologue: The Sea at Dawn -- 1. Beginnings -- 2. The Seafloor Moves -- 3. To Map Is to Know -- 4. Islands in the Deep -- 5. Springtime -- 6. Blue Water -- 7. Invisible Garden -- 8. Twilight of the Cod -- 9. Where the Water Goes -- 10. Turning Off the Currents -- Epilogue: An End.
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Publisher
New York : Norton, c1999.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1999.
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Summary
The sea covers seven-tenths of the Earth, but we have mapped only a small percent of it. The sea contains millions of species of animals and plants, but we have identified only a few thousand of them. The sea controls our planet's climate, but we do not really understand how. The sea is still the frontier, and yet it seems so familiar that we somet...
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The restless sea : exploring the world beneath the waves / Robert Kunzig.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-328) and index.
Transferred from N551.46/119.
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c1999.
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T0389331
Record Identifier
74VvLG03gRbM
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ISBN
0393045625
9780393045628
DDC
551.46
MMS ID
991010746119702626
