03205nam a22004935i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020001800100024003500118050001500153050001500168072001700183072002300200072001600223100007900239245008600318250001800404264007500422300006500497336002600562337002600588338003600614347002400650505050600674520113201180650002402312650002002336650001802356650001502374650002002389650001802409650003502427650001802462650001302480650002002493650002002513710003402533773002602567776003602593776003602629856004602665978-3-031-55979-2DE-He21320251030112030.0cr nn 008mamaa240506s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830315597927 a10.1007/978-3-031-55979-22doi 4aQH541.5.F7 4aQH541.5.S3 7aPSAF2bicssc 7aSCI0200002bisacsh 7aPSAF2thema1 aDuarte, Carlos M.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut10aOcean - The Secret of Planet Earthh[electronic resource] /cby Carlos M. Duarte.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer International Publishing :bImprint: Springer,c2024.  aXVI, 235 p. 96 illus., 89 illus. in color.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda0 aChapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Ocean in Figures -- Chapter 3: Humanity and the Oceans. A Relationship Through the Ages -- Chapter 4: Ocean, Health, and Human Well-being -- Chapter 5: Risks Associated with the Ocean -- Chapter 6: The Deterioration of the Ocean (OR: Ocean Deterioration) -- Chapter 7:The Impact of Climate Change on the Ocean -- Chapter 8: Ocean Biodiversity Crises -- Chapter 9: Conserving and Governing the Ocean -- Chapter 10:Epilogue: The Ocean in the Future of Humanity.  aThe ocean characterises planet Earth and differentiates it from the more than 5000 known planets. It is also the habitat where life emerged as a singularity in the universe. However, we know less about the oceans than we do about some remote planets such as Mars. This book provides basic facts for understanding the oceans, their properties and their importance to mankind through the ages. The long relationship between the ocean and humanity, which permeates all areas of our culture, is at a crossroads where human activity is profoundly affecting its functioning and the integrity of marine ecosystems. However, the intelligent and rational use of the ocean holds, in large part, the key to providing the resources needed to sustain our quality of life in the future. Unlocking, through scientific research, the secrets that the ocean still holds is an essential challenge for humanity. This book informs the reader about all these aspects of the ocean through a text that combines scientific rigour with personal reflections based on the author's own experiences, dedicated to exploring and learning more about the ocean. 0aFreshwater ecology. 0aMarine ecology. 0aBiodiversity. 0aEcology . 0aSustainability. 0aOceanography.14aFreshwater and Marine Ecology.24aBiodiversity.24aEcology.24aSustainability.24aOcean Sciences.2 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303155978508iPrinted edition:z978303155980840uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55979-2