This introductory text takes a global approach in demonstrating how the oceans function as part of a global, integrated system. Examples are taken from numerous regions and ecosystems worldwide, with information on geology, chemistry and marine environment. The text features boxed essays on drugs from the sea, biodiversity and the evolution of whales.
- ISBN10 0076637778
- ISBN13 9780076637775
- Publish Date 1 May 2013 (first published 1 November 1991)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 7 February 2024
- Publish Country US
- Publisher McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
- Imprint McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
- Edition 9th ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 462
- Language English