03634nam a22005895i 4500 978-3-031-55979-2 DE-He213 20251030112030.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240506s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031559792 978-3-031-55979-2 10.1007/978-3-031-55979-2 doi QH541.5.F7 QH541.5.S3 PSAF bicssc SCI020000 bisacsh PSAF thema Duarte, Carlos M. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 76450 Ocean - The Secret of Planet Earth [electronic resource] / by Carlos M. Duarte. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XVI, 235 p. 96 illus., 89 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Chapter 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. The 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. Freshwater ecology. 64630 Marine ecology. 71464 Biodiversity. 70778 Ecology . 68629 Sustainability. 57661 Oceanography. 71005 Freshwater and Marine Ecology. 71465 Biodiversity. 70778 Ecology. 68629 Sustainability. 57661 Ocean Sciences. 71006 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031559785 Printed edition: 9783031559808 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55979-2 ZDB-2-SBL ZDB-2-SXB 59679 59679