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Understanding the sea /

Chhapgar, B. F.

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Understanding the sea /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Understanding the sea // B.F. Chhapgar.
Author:	Chhapgar, B. F.
Published:	Mumbai :Bombay Natural History Society : : c2013.,
Description:	xviii, 432 p. :ill., maps ;24 cm.
Notes:	"Sponsored by Tata Social Welfare Trust."
Subject:	Oceanography. -
ISBN:	9780198098522 (pbk.) :

Understanding the sea /
Chhapgar, B. F.

Understanding the sea /B.F. Chhapgar. - Mumbai :Bombay Natural History Society :c2013. - xviii, 432 p. :ill., maps ;24 cm.

"Sponsored by Tata Social Welfare Trust."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 360) and index.

Introduction --

ISBN: 9780198098522 (pbk.) :UK15.99Subjects--Topical Terms:

535383
Oceanography.

LC Class. No.: GC11.2 / .C44 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 551.46

Understanding the sea /
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504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 360) and index.
505 0 # $t Introduction -- $t History of marine biology and oceanography -- $t The tools of the trade -- $t Anatomy of the sea (regions of the sea) -- $t Life in the sea - $t plankton -- $t Life in the sea - nekton -- $t Life in the sea - benthos -- $t Playing hide-and-seek (camouflage) -- $t Midnight's children (bioluminescence) -- $t Body clock (biorhythms) -- $t Why do fishes drink? (osmotic regulation) -- $t The not-so-silent sea (noises in the sea) -- $t Little grains of sand (beaches) -- $t Playing about with beaches (beach processes) -- $t The soft sea bed (sea-bottom sediments -- The anatomy of coral reefs (coral reef topography and formulation) -- $t Where the twain do meet (estuaries) -- $t Wealth from the sea (marine resources) -- $t Methods of fishing -- $t Energy from the sea (electricity generation) -- $t Windmills of the gods (winds) -- $t Rhythm of the sea (tides) -- $t The sea in motion (waves) -- $t Waves inside the sea (undersea waves) -- $t The killer wave (tsunami) -- $t Rivers in the sea (surface currents) -- $t Deep circulation in the oceans -- $t Silent waterfalls in the sea (upwelling) -- $t The salty sea (chemistry of sea water) -- $t The healing sea (marine pharmacy) -- $t The sea-level paradox -- $t The name game (biological nomenclature) -- $t What's in a name? (taxonomy and nomenclature) -- $t The ladder of life (biological classification) -- $t King Neptune's festival of lights (unusual phenomena) -- $t The silent sentinels (lighthouses) -- $t About b(u)oys and gull(s) (navigation buoys) -- $t Why do people drown? (drowning accidents and their prevention) -- $t Mapping the seas (nautical charts) -- $t The wandering continents (plate tectonics and continental drift) -- $t Ship "watches" (time on board ship) -- $t Communication at sea -- $t "A" is for anchorm "B" is for boat (maritime miscellany)
650 # 0 $a Oceanography. $3 535383
650 # 0 $a Marine biology. $3 566534