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008			160314s2013 ii ab f b 001 0 eng d
020			_a978-019-809852-2
020			_a0198098529
035			_a(OCoLC)ocn880346954 _z19013896
040			_aDKAGE _cDKAGE _dYDXCP _dOCLCO _dOCLCF _dOCLCQ _dKSU _dUKMGB _dCDX _dBDX _dIAI _dDLC _dES-VdaCIM _bglg _eRRCC ed.1999 ISBN 84-340-1141-7
080	0		_2CDU ed. 2016 ISBN 978-84-8143-822-2 _a551.461.6
100	1		_aChhapgar, B. F., _9236
245	1	0	_aUnderstanding the sea / _cB.F. Chhapgar.
260			_a[Bombai, India] ; _aOxford : _bBNHS India ; _bOUP, _cc.2013
300			_axviii, 432 p. : _bil., mapas ; _c24 cm
504			_aContén bibliografía e índice.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- 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 clock (biorhythms) -- Why do fishes 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) -- Rhythm 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 gull(s) (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).
650	1	7	_2CSICAUL _aOceanografía _972
650	1	7	_2CSICAUL _aBiología marina _913
942			_2udc _cLIBRO
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