Oceans A Scientific American Reader

Covering nearly three-quarters of our planet, the world's oceans are a vast and unique ecosystem from which all life on Earth originated. But each year the marine realm is more susceptible to harm by careless exploitation, and as demands for food, waste disposal, transport, and travel increase, the fate of the world's oceans hangs in the balance. This timely guide explores this expansive-and fragile-frontier.Scientific American Staff is the author of 'Oceans A Scientific American Reader', published 2007 under ISBN 9780226742601 and ISBN 0226742601.