Essentials of OceanographyRevised for increased readability, this full-colour text offers an insightful, ecologically-sensitive presentation of the relationship of scientific principles to ocean phenomena. Now better suited for non-major oceanography courses, this edition offers a broader study with a marked reduction in concentrated topic coverage, with a continued emphasis on how we must take more precautions in activities that can modify the environment and learn how to keep these modifications to a minimum. |
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... carbon atom , with a valence of four , and show how one carbon atom will combine with four atoms of hydrogen to produce the gas methane , CH1 : H H - C - H H You can readily see that the higher the valence of an atom , the greater the ...
... carbon atom , with a valence of four , and show how one carbon atom will combine with four atoms of hydrogen to produce the gas methane , CH1 : H H - C - H H You can readily see that the higher the valence of an atom , the greater the ...
Page 300
... carbon dioxide and water are so widely available that enough carbon , oxygen , and hydrogen is at hand to en- sure that these elements would never limit productivity . However , nitrates and phosphates we need to consider in more detail ...
... carbon dioxide and water are so widely available that enough carbon , oxygen , and hydrogen is at hand to en- sure that these elements would never limit productivity . However , nitrates and phosphates we need to consider in more detail ...
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... Carbon cycle . There is a large supply of inorganic carbon ( pur- ple ) in the oceans . Only about 1 percent of the carbon dissolved in the ocean is involved in photo- synthetic productivity ( orange ) . Algae store carbon dioxide ...
... Carbon cycle . There is a large supply of inorganic carbon ( pur- ple ) in the oceans . Only about 1 percent of the carbon dissolved in the ocean is involved in photo- synthetic productivity ( orange ) . Algae store carbon dioxide ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 5 |
The RossesSounders of the Deep | 11 |
Law of the | 22 |
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