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The Mediterranean Sea: Its history and present challenges
Stefano Goffredo (Ed.)
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Description for The Mediterranean Sea: Its history and present challenges
Hardcover. This richly illustrated book offers a multidisciplinary exploration of the Mediterranean Sea, from its geological birth to its myths, its place in biology and in the origins of Western human culture and its future in the changing global climate and economy. Editor(s): Goffredo, Stefano; Dubinsky, Zvy. Num Pages: 693 pages, 68 black & white illustrations, 169 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; PSAF; PSTS; RBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 216 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1920.
This volume is an indispensable addition to the multidisciplinary coverage of the science of the Mediterranean Sea. The editors have gathered leading authorities from the fields of Marine Biology, Ecology, paleoclimatology, Chemical and Physical Oceanography, Zoology, Botany, Aquatic Photosynthesis, Socioeconomics, Mariculture, Mediterranean History and Science of Humanity. Beginning with the birth of the Mediterranean Sea and its myths. From coral to fish, an introduction is given to its major inhabitants of plants and animals past and present. The chapters illustrate how organisms interact as part of the structure and function of the Sea's main ecosystems. The rise of the ... Read more
This volume is an indispensable addition to the multidisciplinary coverage of the science of the Mediterranean Sea. The editors have gathered leading authorities from the fields of Marine Biology, Ecology, paleoclimatology, Chemical and Physical Oceanography, Zoology, Botany, Aquatic Photosynthesis, Socioeconomics, Mariculture, Mediterranean History and Science of Humanity. Beginning with the birth of the Mediterranean Sea and its myths. From coral to fish, an introduction is given to its major inhabitants of plants and animals past and present. The chapters illustrate how organisms interact as part of the structure and function of the Sea's main ecosystems. The rise of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
Number of Pages
678
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400767034
SKU
V9789400767034
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Ref
99-3
Reviews for The Mediterranean Sea: Its history and present challenges
“The editors have done a superb job of bringing together an updated, multidisciplinary survey of the Mediterranean Sea as we know it today. … This book belongs in university libraries and on the desks and bookshelves of all researchers interested in the Mediterranean Sea. It is a credit to the science and study of the Mediterranean Sea, and as such ... Read more