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Understanding The Sea

Understanding The Sea


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The sea is not just a huge body of salt water. It is acted upon by various physical and chemical factors. These combines to form a complex web which takes scientists many years to unravel. This book covers a wide range of subjects, from winds, waves, tsunamis, tides, and currents to biological phenomena like biorhythm and bioluminescence to seamanship and maritime lore written in a simple language and easily understood by the layperson who is not conversant with basic sciences.

Table of Contents:
Foreword; Preface ; Prologue; Introduction; History of Marine Biology and Oceanography; The Tools of the Trade; Anatomy of the Sea (Regions of the Sea); Life in the Sea Plankton; Life in the Sea - Nekton; Life in the Sea - Benthos; Playing Hide-and-Seek (Camouflage); Midnight's Children (Bioluminescence); Body Clocks (Biorhythms); Why do Fish Drink? (Osmotic Regulation); The Not-so-Silent Sea (Noises in the Sea); Little Grains of Sand (Beaches); Playing about with Beaches (Beach Processes); The Soft Sea-bed (Sea-bottom Sediments); The Anatomy of Coral Reefs (Coral Reef Topography and Formation); Where the Twain do Meet (Estuaries); Wealth from the Sea (Marine Resources); Methods of Fishing; Energy from the Sea (Electricity Generation); Windmills of the Gods (Winds); Rhythms of the Sea (Tides); The Sea in Motion (Waves); Waves Inside the Sea (Undersea Waves); The Killer Wave (Tsunami); Rivers in the Sea (Surface Currents); Deep Circulation in the Oceans; Silent Waterfalls in the Sea (Upwelling); The Salty Sea (Chemistry of Sea Water); The Healing Sea (Marine Pharmacy); The Sea-level Paradox; The Name Game (Biological Nomenclature); What's in a Name? (Taxonomy and Nomenclature); The Ladder of Life (Biological Classification); King Neptune's Festival of Lights (Unusual Phenomena); The Silent Sentinels (Lighthouses); About b(u)oys and gulls (Navigation buoys); Why do people drown? (Drowning accidents and their Prevention); Mapping the Sea (Nautical Charts); The Wandering Continents (Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift); Ship 'Watches' (Time on Board Ship); Communication at Sea; 'A' is for Anchor, 'B' is for Boat (Maritime Miscellany); Epilogue; Acknowledgements; Further Reading; Appendix; Index

About the Author :
B.F. Chhapgar, a renowned marine biologist, was curator of the Taraporevala Aquarium in the 1950s and 1960s and later, Research Officer-in-charge of the Taraporevala Marine Biological Station before joining Bhabha Atomic Research Centre.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780198098522
  • Publisher: OUP India
  • Publisher Imprint: OUP India
  • Height: 241 mm
  • No of Pages: 456
  • Spine Width: 23 mm
  • Width: 174 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0198098529
  • Publisher Date: 27 Mar 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 720 gr


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