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The Atlas of Coasts and Oceans: Ecosystems, Threatened Resources, Marine Conservation
The Atlas of Coasts and Oceans Ecosystems Threatened Resources Marine Conservation
Author: Don Hinrichsen
Oceans drive the world?s climate, nurture marine ecosystems full of aquatic life, and provide shipping lanes that have defined the global economy for centuries. And few realize that half of the world?s population lives in a coastal region within easy reach of one. Yet human activities such as commercial fishing, coastal real estate development, ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226342269
ISBN-10: 0226342263
Publication Date: 6/15/2011
Pages: 128
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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The Atlas of Coasts and Oceans
Don Hinrichsen

Subtitled "Eco Systems, Threatened Resources, Marine Conservation" this book is an essential ingredient in the library of anyone interested in caring for the earth we live on and in. A scant 128 pages, the book is nonetheless jam-packed with data presented in both text and illustrations that are easily understood and quickly absorbed. Much of the information was not exactly 'news' to me but the way Hinrichsen puts it together created an impact I have not felt in any other volume I've read on the subject. I highly recommend this book as the book to be kept handy on one's reference shelf to foster discussions of the ecological, environmental, and economic importance of our marine world.

University of Chicago Press, 2011 ISBN: 0-226-34226-3

Don LeCouteur
Ocotillo CA
5 January 2012


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