Contents
The Growth of Oceanography .................................................................................................... 2
The Planet Oceanus .................................................................................................................... 4
3-1. Continental Drift ................................................................................................................. 7
Marine Sedimentation .............................................................................................................. 11
The Properties of Seawater ...................................................................................................... 14
6-1. Atmospheric Processes ..................................................................................................... 27
Waves in the Ocean .................................................................................................................. 32
Tides ......................................................................................................................................... 36
Marine Ecology ........................................................................................................................ 40
10-1. Food Webs and Trophic Dynamics................................................................................. 46
The Dynamic Shoreline ............................................................................................................ 52
Coastal Habitats........................................................................................................................ 58
Ocean Habitats and their Biota................................................................................................. 63
The Ocean’s Resources ............................................................................................................ 66
The Human Presence in the Ocean .......................................................................................... 70
Global Climate Change and the Oceans ................................................................................... 74
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The Growth of Oceanography .................................................................................................... 2
The Planet Oceanus .................................................................................................................... 4
3-1. Continental Drift ................................................................................................................. 7
Marine Sedimentation .............................................................................................................. 11
The Properties of Seawater ...................................................................................................... 14
6-1. Atmospheric Processes ..................................................................................................... 27
Waves in the Ocean .................................................................................................................. 32
Tides ......................................................................................................................................... 36
Marine Ecology ........................................................................................................................ 40
10-1. Food Webs and Trophic Dynamics................................................................................. 46
The Dynamic Shoreline ............................................................................................................ 52
Coastal Habitats........................................................................................................................ 58
Ocean Habitats and their Biota................................................................................................. 63
The Ocean’s Resources ............................................................................................................ 66
The Human Presence in the Ocean .......................................................................................... 70
Global Climate Change and the Oceans ................................................................................... 74
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