Seasick
Subtitle: ocean change and the extinction of life on Earth
By: Alanna Mitchell.
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chicago; London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780226532585
Subjects: Marine pollution; Ocean -- Effect of human beings on; Extinction (Biology)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The last best place on Earth : Great Barrier Reef; title: Reading the vital signs: oxygen : Gulf of Mexico; title: Reading the vital signs: ph : Puerto Rico; title: Reading the vital signs: metabolism : Plymouth, England; title: Reading the vital signs: fecundity : Panama; title: Reading the vital signs: life force : Halifax, Canada; title: Reading the vital signs: medical history : Spain; title: Reading the vital sign that is China : Haikou City; title: Reading the vital signs: adaptability : Zanzibar; title: Finding hope : The dry Tortugas; title: Epilogue: a call for wisdom.