Ocean Worlds: The Story of Seas on Earth and Other Planets

by Mark Williams and Jan Zalasiewicz

Book Overview

Oceans make up most of the surface of our blue planet. They may form just a sliver on the outside of the Earth, but they are very important, not only in hosting life, including the fish and other animals on which many humans depend, but in terms of their role in the Earth system, in regulating climate, and cycling nutrients. As climate change, pollution, and over-exploitation by humans puts this precious resource at risk, it is more important than...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199672881
• ISBN13: 9780199672882
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.4"