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TITLE: |
Seasick : ocean change and the extinction of life on Earth / Alanna Mitchell. |
AUTHOR: |
Mitchell, Alanna. |
PUBLISHED: |
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2009. |
DESCRIPTION: |
x, 161 p. ; 24 cm. |
NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [138]-152) and index. |
NOTES: |
The last best place on Earth : Great Barrier Reef -- Reading the vital signs: oxygen : Gulf of Mexico -- Reading the vital signs: ph : Puerto Rico -- Reading the vital signs: metabolism : Plymouth, England -- Reading the vital signs: fecundity : Panama -- Reading the vital signs: life force : Halifax, Canada -- Reading the vital signs: medical history : Spain -- Reading the vital sign that is China : Haikou City -- Reading the vital signs: adaptability : Zanzibar -- Finding hope : The dry Tortugas -- Epilogue: a call for wisdom. |
SUBJECT: |
Marine pollution. |
SUBJECT: |
Ocean --Effect of human beings on. |
SUBJECT: |
Extinction (Biology) |
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