Ocean : (Record no. 1726)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781405487917
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Transcribing agency NULRC
050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number GC 11.2 .R53 2007
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Richard, Bryan
Relator term author
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Ocean :
Remainder of title revealing the secrets of the deep /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Bryan Richard
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. United Kingdom :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Parragon,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. c2007.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 320 pages :
Other physical details color illustrations ;
Dimensions 29 cm.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes index.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Introduction 6 -- The Giver of Life 8 -- Ocean Dynamics 10 -- Life in the Oceans 36 -- The Ocean Edge 48 -- Coral Reef 188 -- The Open Ocean 220 -- The Abyss 254 -- Man and the Oceans 288 -- Index 316 -- Acknowledgments 320
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Much is already understood about the oceans, from the reason for their characteristic hue to the role they play in climatic phenomena such as tornadoes, tsunamis and El Nino. But they are also the last great wilderness on earth. Light penetrates only to a depth around 200 metres; below lies a dark world of extraordinary topography and remarkable creatures. There are mountain ranges that dwarf the Andes, and trenches so deep that if Mount Everest were deposited there, it would still find itself covered by over a mile of sea water. The coelacanth, thought to be extinct before 1938, can claim the title of the ocean's dinosaur since fossil records show it to be at least 400 million years old. And textbooks had to be rewritten when the megamouth shark was first sighted in 1976. What other, as yet undiscovered, species inhabit the depths? Ocean examines every facet of this remarkable environment, from plate tectonics to the effects of the moon, phytoplankton to blue whales. It traces Man's efforts to probe the deep in the aid of scientific discovery; it also covers the environment, the ramifications of which remain uncertain. Mankind began to look outward with the dawn of the space era in the 1950s. This book shows that seventy per cent of the Earth's surface is a source of wonder whose secrets have yet to be fully revealed.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element MARINE BIOLOGY
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Source of classification or shelving scheme Library of Congress Classification
Koha item type Books - Reference
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    Library of Congress Classification     General Education LRC - Architecture National University - Manila Reference 10/14/2025 Donation   REF GC 11.2 .R53 2007 NULIB000020387 11/25/2024 c.1 Books - Reference