The living ocean
Subtitle: understanding and protecting marine biodiversity
By: Boyce Thorne-Miller and John G. Catena ; foreword by Sylvia Earle.
Contributors: Catena, John G.; Friends of the Earth - United States. Oceanic Society.
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9781559630641
Subjects: Marine biological diversity; Marine biological diversity conservation
Notes: "The Oceanic Society of Friends of the Earth, U.S."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-167) and index.

Table of contents: title: Is marine biological diversity threatened; title: How science defines biological diversity; title: Marine ecosystems: coastal; title: Marine ecosystems: oceanic; title: Conservation of marine biological diversity; title: National programs and laws; title: International conventions and programs; title: Conserving marine biodiversity in the future.