Practical Handbook of Marine Science, Third Edition
Edition: 3 edition
Publisher: CRC
Published: December 27, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 896
ISBN-13: 9780849323911
Subjects: Aquaculture & fishing: practice & techniques; Oceanography (seas); Oceanography (General); Science; Science/Mathematics; Earth Sciences - Oceanography; Fisheries & Aquaculture; General; Science / Marine Biology; Life Sciences - Biology - Marine Biology; Marine Biology; Oceanography
First sentence: The world oceans including the adjacent seas cover ~71% of the earth's surface (~3.6 x 108 km2), and they have a total volume of ~1.35 x 109 km3.