Oceans For Dummies

ISBN-13: 9781119654438 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 448 str.

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Spis treści

Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with Your Ocean Voyage 5Chapter 1: Brushing Up on Ocean Fundamentals 7Chapter 2: Appreciating the Ocean's Many Gifts 19Chapter 3: Looking Back at the Ocean's History (and Prehistory) 29Part 2: Finding Your Way Around 55Chapter 4: Mapping the Ocean by Zones 57Chapter 5: Checking Out the Neighborhoods: The Ocean's Ecosystems 73Chapter 6: Taking a Deeper Dive: Beneath the Ocean 99Part 3: Sampling the Vast Diversity of Sea Life 109Chapter 7: Getting to Know the Mighty Microbes 111Chapter 8: Sorting Out Algae, Seaweed, and Other Aquatic Vegetation 127Chapter 9: Getting the Lowdown on Simple Invertebrates 141Chapter 10: Getting Mushy over Mollusks 159Chapter 11: Wearing Their Skeletons on the Outside: Crustaceans 177Chapter 12: Getting Chummy with Fish: Bony and Otherwise 195Chapter 13: Meeting a Few Marine Reptiles 217Chapter 14: Bird Watching in and Near the Ocean 231Chapter 15: Getting Warm and Fuzzy with Marine Mammals 257Part 4: Grasping Basic Ocean Physics 285Chapter 16: Following the Ocean in Motion 287Chapter 17: Driving Climate and Weather 307Part 5: Understanding the Human-Ocean Connection 319Chapter 18: Taking a Quick Dip into the History of Underwater Exploration 321Chapter 19: Tapping the Ocean's Resources: The Blue Economy 341Chapter 20: Governing the Ocean: Treaties, Laws, Agreements, and Enforcement 353Chapter 21: Taking Care of the Ocean That Takes Care of Us 363Part 6: The Part of Tens 385Chapter 22: Ten Deadly Ocean Creatures 387Chapter 23: Ten Ocean Myths Busted 395Chapter 24: Ten Ways You Can Help Preserve the Ocean 401Index 411

O autorze

Ashlan and Philippe Cousteau are world-renowned environmental advocates, filmmakers, and authors with a passion for adventure. Philippe is the founder of EarthEcho International, a leading global voice for ocean conservation. Ashlan is a journalist and storyteller who has explored all seven continents.