The Ocean of Life
the fate of man and the sea
By Callum Roberts
"The Ocean of Life" was published by Viking Penguin, a member of Penguin Group (USA) in 2012 - New York, it has 405 pages and the language of the book is English.
“The Ocean of Life” Metadata:
- Title: The Ocean of Life
- Author: Callum Roberts
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 405
- Publisher: ➤ Viking Penguin, a member of Penguin Group (USA)
- Publish Date: 2012
- Publish Location: New York
“The Ocean of Life” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Ocean and civilization - History - Ocean - Fishing - Marine ecology - Overfishing - Effect of human beings on - Civilization - NATURE - Ecosystems & Habitats - Oceans & Seas - SCIENCE - Earth Sciences - Oceanography - Life Sciences - Marine Biology
Edition Specifications:
- Format: Hardcover
- Dimensions: 25 x x centimeters
- Pagination: x, 405 p., [16] p. of plates
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL25173574M - OL16464936W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 759911122
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2012000252
- ISBN-13: 9780670023547
- ISBN-10: 067002354X
- All ISBNs: 067002354X - 9780670023547
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"The Ocean of Life" Table Of Contents:
- 1- Prologue
- 2- Part one : Changing seas.
- 3- Four and a half billion years
- 4- Food from the sea
- 5- Fewer fish in the sea
- 6- Winds and currents
- 7- Life on the move
- 8- Rising tides
- 9- Corrosive seas
- 10- Dead zones and the world's great rivers
- 11- Unwholesome waters
- 12- The age of plastic
- 13- The not so silent world
- 14- Aliens, invaders, and the homogenization of life
- 15- Pestilence and plague
- 16- Mare incognitum
- 17- Ecosystems at your service
- 18- Part two : Changing course.
- 19- Farming the sea
- 20- The great cleanup
- 21- Can we cool our warming world?
- 22- A new deal for the oceans
- 23- Life renewed
- 24- Saving the giants of the sea
- 25- Preparing for the worst
- 26- Epilogue : The sea ahead
- 27- Appendixes.
- 28- Seafood with a clear conscience
- 29- Conservation charities working to protect ocean life
"The Ocean of Life" Description:
The Open Library:
Putting our exploitation of the seas into historical context, Roberts offers a devastating account of the impact of modern fishing techniques, pollution, and climate change, and reveals what it would take to steer the right course while there is still time.
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