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Invitation to oceanography
- Title
- Invitation to oceanography / Paul R. Pinet.
- Author
- Pinet, Paul R.
- Publication
- Boston : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, [2003]
- ©2003
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | GC11.2 .P55 2003 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xx, 555 pages : color illustrations; 28 cm
- Summary
- Anybody can learn about the processes and creatures of the ocean by reading this visually exciting and timely textbook.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The growth of oceanography -- The planet Oceanus --The origin of ocean basins -- Marine sedimentation -- The properties of seaawater -- Wind and ocean circulation -- Waves in the ocean -- Tides -- Marine ecology -- Biological productivity in the ocean -- The dynamic shoreline -- Coastal habitats -- Ocean habitats and their biota -- The ocean's resources -- The human presence in the ocean -- Appendices.
- ISBN
- 0763721360
- 9780763721367
- 076370914X
- 9780763709143
- LCCN
- 2002033996
- OCLC
- ocm52644722
- 52644722
- SCSB-1316744
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library