Introducing oceanography /
Introducing Oceanography has been written by two leading oceanographers. The initial chapters describe the oceans and the forces at work within them. The authors then discuss the effects of light, the chemistry of the seas and the food web before surveying biological oceanography in the main oceanic...
| Основен автор: | Thomas, David. |
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| Други автори: | Bowers, David. |
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Edinburgh :
Dunedin Academic Press,
©2012.
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| Серия: |
Introducing Earth & Environmental Sciences.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=530347 |
Съдържание:
- Dedication Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1 The water of the oceans; 2 Density and density flows; 3 Ocean waves; 4 Flow in the oceans; 5 The tides; 6 Stratification and fronts in shelf seas; 7 Light in the oceans; 8 Biology of the oceans; 9 Chemistry of the oceans; 10 Primary production in the oceans; 11 Ocean food webs; 12 Biology at the ocean extremes; 13 Changing oceans; 14 Sampling the oceans; Glossary; Further Reading; Sourced illustrations.