Oceans: Evolving Concepts

Oceans: Evolving Concepts
ISBN-10
1119818028
ISBN-13
9781119818021
Series
OCEANS
Category
Science
Pages
320
Language
English
Published
2021-03-05
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Authors
Guy Jacques, Paul Tréguer, Herlé Mercier

Description

Since the HMS Challenger expedition of 1872–1876, our vision of the ocean has changed completely. We now understand that it plays a key role in biodiversity, climate regulation, and mineral and biological resources, and as such, the ocean is a major service provider for humanity. Oceans draws on data from new oceanographic and satellite tools, acquired through international interdisciplinary programs. It describes the processes that control how the ocean functions, on different spatial and temporal scales. After considering the evolution of concepts in physical, chemical and biological oceanography, the book outlines the future of a warmer, acidified, less oxygenated ocean. It shows how a view of the ocean at different scales changes how we understand it. Finally, the book presents the challenges facing the ocean in terms of the exploitation of biological and mineral resources, in the context of sustainable development and the regulation of climate change.

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