Essentials of OceanographyRevised for increased readability and streamlined for clarity, this text is designed to accompany an introductory college-level course in oceanography. This insightful, ecologically sensitive presentation of the relationship of scientific principles to ocean phenomena is made even more relevant to a new generation of teachers and students by pairing new co-author Alan Trujillo with renowned author Harold V. Thurman. *NEW - A new coauthor: - With Thurman's retirement from teaching, Alan Trujillo of Palomar College has been added as co-author for this edition. Alan's ideas and approach will help make this edition as relevant to a new generation of teachers and students as previous editions were to Thurman's contemporaries. *NEW - Changes in chapter organization: - A new Chapter 1, Introduction to Planet Earth, replaces the old Chapter 1 (History of Oceanography). The historical perspective is now included as chapter-opening feature boxes which highlight important events in oceanographic history relevant to chapter-specific material. - New placement of the chapter on plate tectonics (switched with the chapter on sea floor features) ensures that the processes of plate tectonics can be |
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... Animals ) Use Earth's Magnetic Field for Navigation ? It is well known that sea turtles travel great distances across the open ocean to arrive at a distant island so that they can lay their eggs where they themselves were hatched ...
... Animals ) Use Earth's Magnetic Field for Navigation ? It is well known that sea turtles travel great distances across the open ocean to arrive at a distant island so that they can lay their eggs where they themselves were hatched ...
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... animals of the ocean , it passes from one feeding population to the next . Only a small percent- age of the energy taken in at any level is passed on to the next because of energy consumption and energy loss at each level . As a result ...
... animals of the ocean , it passes from one feeding population to the next . Only a small percent- age of the energy taken in at any level is passed on to the next because of energy consumption and energy loss at each level . As a result ...
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... animals live there as well . The immense depth of the oceans provides a challenge for these organisms to remain afloat . Phytoplankton depend primarily on their small size to provide a high degree of frictional resistance to sinking ...
... animals live there as well . The immense depth of the oceans provides a challenge for these organisms to remain afloat . Phytoplankton depend primarily on their small size to provide a high degree of frictional resistance to sinking ...
Contents
Rational Use of Technology? | 3 |
Some Historical Notes | 9 |
Origins | 17 |
Copyright | |
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