Online Resource
München :Oekom - Gesellschaft fur Okologische Kommunikation mbH,
Keywords:
Nature-Effect of human beings on.
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Ocean and civilization.
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Marine resources conservation.
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Marine ecology.
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Endangered ecosystems.
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Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (128 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9783962384654
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=6389009
DDC:
577.7
Language:
English
Note:
The Ocean Book - How endangered are our seas? -- Content -- Preface -- Saving our Oceans -- What should the future of our oceans look like? -- Introduction -- Humanity… -- …and the sea -- Climate change -- How does the climate work? -- The anomalies of ocean heat -- Consequences of warming -- 1. The ocean temperature rises -- 2. Increasing numbers of coral reefs bleach and die off -- 3. Many marine creatures change their behaviour -- Rising acidity -- Ocean currents in turmoil -- Rising sea level -- Loss of biological diversity -- Marine Biodiversity -- On the Red List -- Oxygen-poor dead zones -- Growing marine reserves -- Overfshing -- Facts about the fshing industry -- Intense levels of fishing -- Fishing fleet: overcapacity -- Industrial fshing methods -- Traditional fshing -- Why sharks are endangered -- Dolphin hunting in Taiji -- Sea turtles in danger -- Aquaculture in numbers -- Industrial aquaculture -- Fish farming of the future -- Illegal fshing -- Ocean-based industries -- Energy from the ocean -- Increase in offshore wind energy -- Waves and tides - energy of the future? -- Raw material reserves of the deep sea -- Deep-sea mining -- Oceanic transport routes -- Harmful ship emissions -- A cruel cacophony -- The wired ocean -- Pollution -- How does the ocean become polluted? -- Plastic garbage in the oceans -- The five large garbage patches -- Cross section of a garbage patch -- Microplastics in the food chain -- Where do the toxic substances in the oceans come from? -- Chemical weapons in the deep seas -- Radioactivity in the ocean -- Fukushima and the marine ecosystem -- The biggest oil spills 1901-2016 -- Oil damage in organisms -- Sources.
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