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| TITLE: |
The world is blue : how our fate and the ocean’s are one / Sylvia A. Earle. |
| AUTHOR: |
Earle, Sylvia A., 1935- |
| PUBLISHED: |
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2009. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
303 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [286]-303). |
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Foreword / Bill McKibben -- Why care that the world is blue? -- Perspective -- The vision : limitless ocean bounty, infinite resiliency. Taking wildlife I : the mammals ; Taking wildlife II : the fish ; Taking wildlife III : the shellfish ; The ultimate garbage disposal -- The reality : the ocean is in trouble, therefore, so are we. Biodiversity loss : unraveling the fabric of life in the sea ; Drilling, mining, shipping, spilling ; Changing climate, changing chemistry -- Now is the time : opportunities for action. Exploring the ocean ; Governing the ocean ; Smart aquaculture ; Protecting the ocean -- TED talk -- Protected marine sites -- Chart assessing progress toward global marine protection targets -- Marine protected areas maps. |
| SUBJECT: |
Oceanography. |
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Marine ecology. |
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Marine biology. |
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Marine pollution. |
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Nature --Effect of human beings on. |
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