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UNINA9910337920203321 |
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Autore |
Rossi Sergio |
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Titolo |
Oceans in decline / / by Sergio Rossi |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Copernicus, , 2019 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2019.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (350 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Nature |
Environment |
Oceanography |
Wildlife |
Fish |
Climate change |
Water quality |
Water pollution |
Popular Science in Nature and Environment |
Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management |
Climate Change |
Water Quality/Water Pollution |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Prologue -- Seas of Yore -- Effects of Overfishing -- Effects of Pollution -- Effects of Climate Change -- Future Perspectives -- Epilogue. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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What is happening in our oceans? By describing their main elements, this book shows how and why the oceans are being transformed, and suggests possible future scenarios to address this complex, yet often-asked, question. The ocean is being dramatically transformed, but the magnitude of this transformation remains unclear since the ocean is largely inaccessible and still unknown: there is more information about the outer universe than about the deepest parts of our oceans. The |
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author, a marine biologist with extensive research experience, offers a holistic view of our oceans. Focusing on fishing, pollution and the effects of climate change, he identifies and describes the changes occurring in all marine ecosystems, and discusses the long-passed state of equilibrium. |
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