Atlas of Oceans An Ecological Survey of Underwater Life

Name: Atlas of Oceans An Ecological Survey of Underwater Life
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ISBN: 9780300167504

ISBN-10: 0300167504

ISBN-13: 9780300167504

Edition: 2011

Authors: John Farndon, Carl Safina

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A tragedy is playing out beneath the surface of the world's bodies of marine waters, one that began long before the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Although many books have explored the environmental problems being faced on land, Atlas of Oceansis the first book for a general audience that examines how creatures of the marine environment are if anything more vulnerable than their land-based counterparts. Readers are introduced to the dazzling, diverse array of creatures that inhabit the oceans and seas, and to the nature of the problems they face. Special features focus on the threats to particular animals, plants, and habitats, as well as on specific issues like overfishing, global…

Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 2/22/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 9.25" wide x 11.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.926
Language: English

Carl Safina is the vice president for Marine Conservation and founder of the Living Oceans Program at the National Audubon Society. He is also an adjunct professor at Yale. He lives in Islip, New York.