The Wealth of Oceans

Environment and Development on Our Ocean Planet

Michael L. Weber, Judith A. Gradwohl (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

1995
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-0-393-03764-7 (ISBN)

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Throughout history the oceans have been seen as a rich source to be exploited. However, a better understanding of the role of oceans in a global ecosystem and their vulnerability has begun to emerge. This book presents changes aimed at preserving, rather than squandering, the wealth of oceans.

This work examines up-to-date research in oceanography and marine ecology in the context of the global economy and human population. For thousands of years humanity has seen the oceans as a mysterious and limitless source of treasures to be fished, harvested, mined and salvaged. However, recent developments in ocean studies offer an alternative understanding of the oceans, their role in a global ecosystem and their vulnerability to threats from human action. This book is intended to help point the way towards changes that will preserve, rather than squander, the wealth of oceans.

Judith Gradwohl works at the Smithsonian Institution's Office of Environmental Awareness. Michael Weber is a member of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Marine Fisheries Department.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.6.1995
Zusatzinfo	photographs
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	436 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
ISBN-10	0-393-03764-9 / 0393037649
ISBN-13	978-0-393-03764-7 / 9780393037647
Zustand	Neuware