The Facts on File dictionary of marine science
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The Facts on File dictionary of marine science
(Facts on File science library)
Facts on File, c2001
Rev. ed
- : hc
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-373)
Description and Table of Contents
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: hc ISBN 9780816042920
Description
Thoroughly revised and updated, The Facts On File Dictionary of Marine Science contains over 2,500 entries - 500 new to this addition - dealing with the basic vocabulary of marine science. Coverage includes the most up-to-date terms and explanatory charts and graphs related to the areas of water chemistry; marine ecosystems; physical features of oceans, such as reefs, coastlines, and tides; currents and their effects; and plants and animals that dwell in the oceans. Revised information on time scales, an updated chronology of significant events, and a taxonomic classification of living organisms are also included.
Table of Contents
Abyssal rocks * Luis Alvarez * Celestial navigation * Giant squid * Global warming * Microfossil * Off-shore drilling * Phosphorescence * Saw shark * Zoantharia.
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: pbk ISBN 9780816042937
Description
This work contains 2500 entries - 500 new to this edition - dealing with the basic vocabulary of marine science. Coverage includes explanatory charts and graphs related to the areas of water chemistry, marine ecosystems, physical features of oceans, such as reefs, coastlines, and tides; currents and their effects; and plants and animals that dwell in the oceans. Revised information on time scales, an updated chronology of significant events, and a taxonomic classification of living organisms are also included. Entries in this edition include: abyssal rocks; Luis Alvarez; celestial navigation; giant squid; global warming; microfossil; off-shore drilling; phosporence; saw shark; and zoantharia.
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