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Main Title World ocean census : a global survey of marine life /
Author Crist, Darlene Trew.
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Scowcroft, Gail.
Harding, James M.,
Publisher Firefly Books,
Year Published 2009
OCLC Number 315057636
ISBN 9781554074341; 1554074347
Subjects Marine biology--Research--Methodology ; Marine animals--Counting--Methodology ; Zoological surveys--Methodology ; Marine ecology ; Oceanography ; Animaux marins--Inventaires--Mâethodologie ; Biologie marine--Recherche--Mâethodologie ; âEcologie marine ; Ocâeanographie
Additional Subjects Census of Marine Life (Program) ; Census of Marine Life (Programme)
Internet Access
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Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1003/2009675176-d.html
Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1003/2009675176-b.html
Holdings
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Status
ELBM  QH95.C75 2009 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/11/2011
Collation 256 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-244) and index.
Contents Notes
The known, the unknown, and the unknowable -- Painting a picture of the past -- Expanding the use of technology -- Animals as ocean observers -- Disappearing ice oceans -- Unexpected diversity at the edges of the sea -- Unexplored ecosystems : vents, seeps, seamounts, and abyssal plains -- Unraveling the mystery of new life-forms -- Forecasting the future -- The path forward. An insider's description of the comprehensive Census of Marine Life and what it reveals about a seriously threatened ecosystem.