xvi, 544 pages : 29 cm

Includes index

1. History of Oceanography -- 2. The Origin of Earth, Its Oceans, and Life in the Oceans -- 3. Global Plate Tectonics -- 4. Marine Provinces -- 5. Marine Sediments -- 6. Properties of Water -- 7. Air-Sea Interaction -- 8. Ocean Circulation -- 9. Waves -- 10. Tides -- 11. The Shore -- 12. The Coastal Waters and Marginal Seas -- 13. The Marine Environment -- 14. Biological Productivity and Energy Transfer -- 15. Animals of the Pelagic Environment -- 16. Animals of the Benthic Environment -- 17. Exploitation of Marine Resources -- 18. Marine Pollution -- App. I. Scientific Notation -- App. II. Latitude and Longitude Determination -- App. III. Taxonomic Classification of Common Marine Organisms -- App. IV. Calculations Relative to Source of Ocean Water -- App. V. Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

Includes bibliographical references and index

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