Ocean Atlas

Author : Tom Jackson
Publisher : QEB Publishing
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-16
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780711251861

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Ocean Atlas by Tom Jackson Pdf

A comprehensive exploration of our oceans, covering geography, ecosystems, and animals through a mix of illustrations, photographs, maps, and diagrams. Map out the oceans layers, from the sunlight zone to the abyss, exploring the conditions within each zone and the different creatures that live there, as well as exploring features of the ocean floor such as underwater volcanoes, thermal vents, and the mid-Atlantic ridge. It also: Explores ocean currents and tides. Looks at the migrations of different ocean-dwelling creatures. Maps the sea bed, including information on how oceanographers gather their data Explores sea temperatures and ocean chlorophyll and plankton, looking at the impact these elements have on ecosystems. Looks at environmental issues such as pollution, acidification, ice-cap melt and rising temperatures.

Author : Jimmy and Ivan Cornell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1999722906

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Cornells' Ocean Atlas by Jimmy and Ivan Cornell Pdf

Author : Daniel Pauly,Dirk Zeller
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781610917698

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Global Atlas of Marine Fisheries by Daniel Pauly,Dirk Zeller Pdf

The Global Atlas of Marine Fisheries is the first and only book to provide accurate, country-by-country fishery catch data. This groundbreaking information has been gathered from independent sources by the world's foremost fisheries experts. Edited by Daniel Pauly and Dirk Zeller of the Sea Around Us Project, the Atlas includes one-page reports on 273 countries and their territories, plus fourteen topical global chapters. Each national report describes the current state of the country's fishery; the policies, politics, and social factors affecting it; and potential solutions. The global chapters address cross-cutting issues, from the economics of fisheries to the impacts of mariculture. Extensive maps and graphics offer attractive and accessible visual representations.

Author : Jimmy Cornell,Ivan Cornell
Publisher : Cornell Sailing Limited
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0955639654

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Cornell's Ocean Atlas by Jimmy Cornell,Ivan Cornell Pdf

Author : Emily Hawkins
Publisher : Wide Eyed Editions
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780711245303

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Atlas of Ocean Adventures by Emily Hawkins Pdf

Set your spirit of adventure free with this journey to the world's great oceans, discovering the diversity of life that exists in the deep blue sea. Whether you're travelling long haul with leatherback turtles across the Pacific, snoozing with sea otters or ice bathing with a walrus, this book celebrates the very prescient topic of the world's oceans with Lucy Letherland's animal characters. A natural history lesson in an adventure book, each spread features 10 captions and and facts about every destination. The 5th title in the best-selling Atlas of Adventures series that has now been translated into 31 languages.

Author : Tom Jackson
Publisher : QED Publishing
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780711251847

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Ocean Atlas by Tom Jackson Pdf

In this follow-on to Space Atlas (QED, 2018), readers will be taken on a journey across the waves and into the darkest deeps of the ocean. Covering geography, ecosystems and animals, this book is more than just an atlas of the Pacific, Atlantic and other oceans and seas.

Author : United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Indian Ocean
ISBN : IND:30000089031995

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Indian Ocean Atlas by United States. Central Intelligence Agency Pdf

Author : Margarita E. Conkright,Sydney Levitus,Timothy P. Boyer
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1996-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780788130762

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World Ocean Atlas, 1994 by Margarita E. Conkright,Sydney Levitus,Timothy P. Boyer Pdf

This atlas contains maps of phosphate, nitrate and silicate at selected standard levels of the world ocean in a one-degree grid. The fields used to generate these maps were computed by objective historical data. Maps for all-data annual composing periods are presented. Data distribution maps are presented for various composting periods. Basin zonal averages and basin volume averages are computed form these objectively analyzed fields and presented in the form of figures and tables.

Author : DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1995-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780788116308

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World Ocean Atlas, 1994 by DIANE Publishing Company Pdf

A great utility to the international oceanographic, climate research, and operational communities. This volume provides a global analysis of oceanographic data focusing on salinity. Contains maps of salinity at selected standard levels of the world ocean on a one-degree grid, for all-data annual and seasonal compositing periods. Basin zonal averages and basin volume averages are computed from objectively analyzed fields and are presented in the form of figures and tables.

Author : United States. National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Chemical oceanography
ISBN : WISC:89061429841

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World Ocean Atlas 1994: Nutrients by United States. National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service Pdf

Author : United States. National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Chemical oceanography
ISBN : UCSD:31822020605440

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World Ocean Atlas 1994: Oxygen by United States. National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service Pdf

Author : Jeffrey A. Karson,Deborah S. Kelley,Daniel J. Fornari,Michael R. Perfit,Timothy M. Shank
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521857185

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Discovering the Deep by Jeffrey A. Karson,Deborah S. Kelley,Daniel J. Fornari,Michael R. Perfit,Timothy M. Shank Pdf

A beautifully illustrated reference providing fascinating insights into the hidden world of the seafloor using the latest deep-sea imaging.

Author : David Stockwell
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2006-12-15
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781420010466

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Niche Modeling by David Stockwell Pdf

Using theory, applications, and examples of inferences, Niche Modeling: Predictions from Statistical Distributions demonstrates how to conduct and evaluate niche modeling projects in any area of application. It features a series of theoretical and practical exercises for developing and evaluating niche models using the R statistics language. The au

Author : John Farndon
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 078583835X

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Atlas of Oceans by John Farndon Pdf

Beautifully illustrated, packed with maps and diagrams, and containing up-to-date data on the status of endangered marine species, Atlas of Oceans is a celebration of Earth's vibrant and awe-inspiring oceans and seas and an urgent call to action to protect one of our planet's most vital resources. A tragedy is playing out beneath the surface of the world's bodies of marine waters, one that began long before the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Although many books have explored the environmental problems being faced on land, Atlas of Oceans is the first one for a general audience that examines how creatures of the marine environment are, if anything, more vulnerable than their land-based counterparts. Fully illustrated with stunning photography of the most interesting aquatic areas, including: â??Ocean currents and climate Changing shorelines Tropical and polar waters Layers in the ocean Black and Caspian Sea Wildlife and habitat focuses And many more! You will be introduced to the dazzling diversity of creatures that inhabit the oceans and seas, and to the nature of the problems they face. Special features focus on the threats to particular animals, plants, and habitats, as well as on specific issues like over-fishing, global warming, and pollution. The book also includes success stories, recommendations for what can be done to preserve ocean ecosystems, and a complete rundown of the most endangered species of marine life. Explore Earth's oceans and discover all that there is to preserve in Atlas of Oceans.

Author : Michiel Roscam Abbing
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781642830088

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Plastic Soup by Michiel Roscam Abbing Pdf

Plastics have transformed every aspect of our lives. Yet the very properties that make them attractive--they are cheap to make, light, and durable--spell disaster when trash makes its way into the environment. Plastic Soup: An Atlas of Ocean Pollution is a beautifully-illustrated survey of the plastics clogging our seas, their impacts on wildlife and people around the world, and inspirational initiatives designed to tackle the problem. With striking photography and graphics, Plastic Soup brings plastic pollution to brilliant life for readers. According to some estimates, if we continue on our current path, the oceans will contain more plastic than fish by the year 2050. Created to inform and inspire readers, Plastic Soup is a critical tool in the fight to reverse this trend.