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| View Larger Image | The Living Ocean: Understanding and Protecting Marine Biodiversity | Paperbackby Boyce Thorne-Miller (Author), Sylvia Earle (Author)
| List Price: | $25.00 | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Island Press | | Edition: | REVth Edition | | Page Count: | 240 Pages | | Publication Date: | January 01, 1999 | | Sales Rank: | 1,303,916st |
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Product Description
Boyce Thorne-Miller is marine science and policy coordinator at SeaWeb, based in Washington, D.C.SeaWeb is a nonprofit organization with the purpose of raising awareness about the marine environment and the life that abounds there in order to inspire a new and vigorous commitment to protecting oceans worldwide. Believing that the best tool is knowledge, SeaWeb strives to make credible scientific information about the ocean environment accessible to the public. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 3 reviews)
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Great book, but may need some marine science knowledge by N. Blaschik (East Haddam, Ct USA)  5 Stars
August 08, 2004
This book clearly summarizes all the threats our oceans face today from human activities. I have a BS in Marine Science and I found that this book shows the reader how complex and inter-related the oceanic systems are and how many of our activities can, AND DO, adversely affect those ecosystems. I feel this book would be a great way for anyone interested in protecting the ocean to become familiar with the spectrum of destructive activities affecting the one element that allows for life to live on this planet. Chapter by chapter there is a different ecosystem and how it is in danger of losing its marine biodiversity. In addition, the author does a great job defining many of the science terms. However, not all casual readers may find this book an easy read because they may not have the understanding of the various oceanic ecosystems.
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Not an easy read or pretty picture book by Currahee (South Mississippi)  4 Stars
September 14, 2001
There are many pretty books which do a good job cataloging threats to our ocean environment. If you want a brief, graphic outline effective at stirring your emotion and imagination stay away from this book. If you want in depth and have the time... check this out.Boyce Thorne-0Miller took a interesting approach to a difficult assignment. She sets out to catalogue man's negative impacts of the sea and threats to oceanic biodiversity. She begins by outlining the definitions and necessity of biodiversity. Then chapter by chapter, topic by topic gives us the potential for various human-ocean interaction to damage it. She backs up her conclusions well with explanation and statistics and goes to great length to explain her deductive reasoning. This book would only be a bore to a person who doesn't have a serious interest in the subject and a little bit of a biology background. I would use this as a text for an undergraduate course on marine conservation biology. I would also suggest it for people with more than a cursory interest in marine conservation. It is wordy and thought provoking, but it presents information, it does not tell you what to think.
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This book is not accessible for the casual reader  3 Stars
August 09, 2000
I bought this book in an attempt to expand my understanding of marine ecology from the perspective of a recreational scuba diver and a scientific reader.The book seems to have a lot of good content, but I had to put it down because I didn't have the strong foundation in marine biology for it to make much sense.Probably suitable for advanced readers!
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