An ocean planet -- Ocean pioneers -- Oceanography -- Exploring the ocean depths -- The ocean floors -- Oceans and continents -- Midocean ridges -- Hotspots and seamounts -- Ocean trenches -- Tsunamis -- Coastal erosion -- Abyssal plains -- Changing sea levels -- Ocean water -- Heat and light -- Icy oceans -- Oceans and the atmosphere -- Cyclones and hurricanes -- Wind and waves -- Tides and tidal streams -- Surface currents -- Seasonal shifts -- Deep-water currents -- Nutrients and life -- The marine food web -- Living underwater -- Life in shallow seas -- Life on tidal shores -- Life in icy oceans -- Coral reefs and atolls -- The open oceans -- The ocean depths -- Hydrothermal vents -- Minerals from the sea -- Energy from the oceans -- Fishing and mariculture -- Overfishing and bycatch -- Ocean trade and tourism -- Habitat destruction -- Climate change -- Marine conservation.
Summary:
Explores various aspects of the world's oceans and provides instructions on how to find additional information via the DK online website by using keywords from the book.
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