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Tables of Contents for The Oceans
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword: The Oceans: Cornerstones of Life
ix
Sylvia A. Earle
Preface
xvii
Oceans of the Past
Evolution's Drama
3
6
The Earth and the Ocean Are Born
9
4
Life Begins
13
10
The Paleozoic Era: Life Blooms in the Sea
23
14
The Mesozoic Era: A Midlife Crisis
37
10
The Cenozoic Era: Modern Life
47
18
The Seas of Today
The Science of the Sea Begins
65
8
The Physical and Chemical Ocean
73
42
Sea Salts and Water
73
5
The Ocean in Motion
78
22
Water's Waves
100
9
The Rhythm of the Tides
109
6
Oceans and Climate
115
26
Hurricanes
116
6
Monsoons
122
1
El Nino
123
7
Global Warming
130
5
The Yo-Yoing of Sea Level
135
6
The Geological Ocean
141
46
Plate Tectonics Discovered
142
6
Understanding Plate Tectonics
148
14
Seafloor Topography
162
3
Ocean Sediment and Rock
165
19
Unlocking the Secrets of a Deep-Sea Core
184
3
The Biological Ocean
187
80
Life's Diversity in the Sea
189
1
The Drifters
190
16
The Swimmers
206
36
The Bottom Dwellers
242
17
Limiting Life in the Sea
259
2
Algae Blooms
261
6
A Once-Bountiful Sea
267
20
Florida Keys, More Than Thirty Years Ago
268
2
Florida Keys, In the Year 2000
270
8
Issues in Marine Policy
278
9
Waves of the Future
Frontiers of Ocean Science
287
6
Looking Back to Look Ahead
293
6
Sylvia A. Earle
Sources and Suggested Readings
299
8
Index
307