Page 7 - Oceans
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Contents
how to use the website 6 nutrients and life 54
an ocean planet 8 the marine food web 56
ocean pioneers 10 living underwater 58
oceanography 12 life in shallow seas 60
exploring the ocean depths 14 life on tidal shores 62
the ocean floors 16 life in icy oceans 64
oceans and continents 18 coral reefs and atolls 66
midocean ridges 20 the open oceans 68
hotspots and seamounts 22 the ocean depths 70
ocean trenches 24 hydrothermal vents 72
tsunamis 26 minerals from the sea 74
coastal erosion 28 energy from the oceans 76
abyssal plains 30 fishing and mariculture 78
changing sea levels 32 overfishing and bycatch 80
ocean water 34 ocean trade and tourism 82
heat and light 36 habitat destruction 84
icy oceans 38 climate change 86
oceans and the atmosphere 40 marine conservation 88
cyclones and hurricanes 42
wind and waves 44 reference section
tides and tidal streams 46 timeline 90
surface currents 48 glossary 92
seasonal shifts 50 index 94
deep-water currents 52 acknowledgments 96
