Introductory Oceanography

• Coastal Population Growth: A Global Ecosystem at Risk
• Coral Rocks! The Value of the World's Coral Reefs
• Global Warming and Sea Level Rise
• Human Impacts on Estuaries
• Ballast Water and Exotic Species
• Sharks
• Catch of the Day: Chilean Sea Bass
• Beaches or Bedrooms? The Dynamic Coastal Environment
• PCBs in Seawater
• Greenhouse Gases, Global CO2 Emissions, and Global Warming
• Lifestyles of the Large and Blubbery: The Blue Whale
• Dolphin-Safe Tuna: Oxymoron

The Issues are introduced in the text and are found in their entirety on the Introductory Oceanography companion Website.

Contents

1. The History of Ocean Exploration and Ocean Science.

2. Beginnings of the Universe, Earth, and Life.

3. Global Plate Tectonics.

4. Marine Provinces.

5. Marine Sediments.

6. The Physical Properties of Water and Seawater.

7. The Chemistry of Seawater.

8. Air-Sea Interaction.

9. Ocean Circulation.

10. Waves.

11. Tides.

12. The Shore.

13. Coastal Water and Marginal Seas.

14. The Marine Environment.

15. Biological Productivity and Energy Transfer.

16. Animals of the Pelagic Environment.

17. Animals of the Benthic Environment.

18. Exploitation and Pollution of Marine Resources.

Appendix I: Logarithms and Scientific Notation.
Appendix II. Latitude and Longitude Determination.
Appendix III. Taxonomic Classification of Common Marine Organisms.
Appendix IV. Roots, Prefixes and Suffixes.
Appendix V. A Chemical Background.

Glossary.

Index.