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Author Crist, Darlene Trew.

Title World ocean census : a global survey of marine life / Darlene Trew Crist, Gail Scowcroft, James M. Harding.

Publication Info. Buffalo, New York : Firefly Books, [2009]
©2009

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 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  551.46 CRIST    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  574.92 C86    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  578.77 CRIST    Check Shelf
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 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  574.92 CR    Check Shelf
Description 256 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-244) and index.
Contents The known, the unknown, and the unknowable -- Painting a picture of the past -- Expanding the use of technology -- Animals as ocean observers -- Disappearing ice oceans -- Unexpected diversity at the edges of the sea -- Unexplored ecosystems : vents, seeps, seamounts, and abyssal plains -- Unraveling the mystery of new life-forms -- Forecasting the future -- The path forward.
Summary An insider's description of the comprehensive Census of Marine Life and what it reveals about a seriously threatened ecosystem.
Subject Census of Marine Life (Program)
Marine biology -- Research -- Methodology.
Marine animals -- Counting -- Methodology.
Zoological surveys -- Methodology.
Marine ecology.
Oceanography.
Added Author Scowcroft, Gail.
Harding, James M., 1975-
ISBN 9781554074341
1554074347
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