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The Ocean of Life: The Fate of Man and the Sea

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Confront the shifting reality of our planet's blue wilderness with The Ocean of Life: The Fate of Man and the Sea, an landmark environmental study penned by acclaimed marine biologist Callum Roberts. This comprehensive global assessment chronicles the profound, accelerating alterations human civilization has inflicted upon the world's oceans—ranging from devastating commercial overfishing and toxic chemical runoff to the invisible threats of ocean acidification and rising water temperatures. Employing a cross-disciplinary approach that fuses historical maritime data, current scientific research, and scannable ecological models, Roberts details how these shifts disrupt vital global food supplies and weather patterns. Far from just a warning, this indispensable text outlines a clear, sustainable road map for ecological recovery through marine protected areas and global conservation policy. It serves as an essential instructional resource for advanced environmental studies, biology curriculum enrichment, and independent research in high school and university libraries.

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Call Number

333.916 ROB t

Publisher

New York, United States : Viking., 2012

Collation

416 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9780670023547

Classification

333

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Edition

First Edition

Subject(s)

Oceanography
Marine biology
Marine ecology
Marine conservation
Overfishing
Marine pollution
Sustainable oceans

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