This edition adds an entirely new section devoted to Climate Change and Climate Change Effects.
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These keywords provide valuable time-saving assistance when studying marine scientific literature. The brief explanation of the concepts, terminology, and methods makes this book more valuable than a pure glossary or dictionary.
This edited volume is the premier book dedicated exclusively to marine science education and improving ocean literacy, aiming to showcase exemplary practices in marine science education and educational research in this field on a global ...
Attached to the wharf are fittings such as bollards, cleats, fenders, and ladders. Bollards ... The larger diameter end helps prevent dock- lines from slipping off the bollard. Wooden or rubber fenders (rub strips) may be fixed to the ...
Throughout the book hands-on computational examples are introduced using the MATLAB programming language and the principles of scientific visualization are emphasised.
This book integrates a wide range of subjects into a coherent purview of the status of coastal marine science.
Each year at Brooks Falls in Alaska's Katmai National Park, brown bears come to feed on sockeye salmon as the fish swim up Brooks River to spawn. Like other species of Pacific salmon, sockeye salmon are born in freshwater and then ...
This book is written for ocean scientists at postgraduate level and above as well as marine scientists and climate change scientists.
But people who live around the Pacific Ocean know that this body of water is not always so calm. Covering about a third of the planet, the Pacific Ocean has held many surprises for the explorers and scientists who came after Magellan.