In dead water : merging of climate change with pollution, over-harvest, and infestations in the world's fishing grounds, Christian Nellemann, Stefan Hain, Jackie Alder [editors]

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Label

In dead water : merging of climate change with pollution, over-harvest, and infestations in the world's fishing grounds, Christian Nellemann, Stefan Hain, Jackie Alder [editors]

Title remainder

merging of climate change with pollution, over-harvest, and infestations in the world's fishing grounds

Statement of responsibility

Christian Nellemann, Stefan Hain, Jackie Alder [editors]

Instantiates

• In dead water : merging of climate change with pollution, over-harvest, and infestations in the world's fishing grounds

Publication

• Arendal, Norway, United Nations Environment Programme, GRID-Arendal, 2008

Note

"Rapid response assessment."

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 60-[62])

Carrier category

volume

Carrier category code

• nc

Carrier MARC source

rdacarrier

Color

multicolored

Content category

text

Content type code

• txt

Content type MARC source

rdacontent

Contents

Why oceans matter -- The sea : one of the largest food factories on the planet -- Seamounts and continental shelves : the ocean's unprotected treasure vaults -- Coral reefs -- Threats to the marine environment -- Climate change in the sea -- Coral bleaching -- Extreme weather and hurricanes impact coasts -- Sea level rise -- Ocean acidification -- Increasing sea temperatures already cause changes in distribution of marine life -- Slowing down the thermohaline circulation and continental margin dense-water exchange mechanisms -- Marine pollution and coastal development -- Impact of unsustainable fishing practices on sea bed and ocean productivity -- Exotic and invasive species infestations : the new pirates of the world's oceans -- The pressure and fate of the continental shelves is both a national and international responsibility -- The cumulative impacts

Control code

228408591

Dimensions

21 cm

Dimensions

unknown

Extent

61 pages, 1 unnumbered page

Isbn

9788277010489

Media category

unmediated

Media MARC source

rdamedia

Media type code

• n

Other physical details

color illustrations, color maps

Record ID

.b63391405

Specific material designation

remote

System control number

(OCoLC)228408591