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000344067 1001_ $$aEarle, Sylvia A.,$$d1935-
000344067 24514 $$aThe world is blue :$$bhow our fate and the ocean's are one /$$cSylvia A. Earle.
000344067 250__ $$a1st pbk. ed.
000344067 260__ $$aWashington, D.C. :$$bNational Geographic,$$c2010, c2009.
000344067 300__ $$a319 p. :$$bill., maps ;$$c23 cm.
000344067 500__ $$a"Including the complete text of Dr. Earle's congressional testimony on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster." -- cover.
000344067 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references.
000344067 5050_ $$aForeword / Bill McKibben -- A view from the Gulf of Mexico, April-June, 2010 -- Why care that the world is blue? -- Perspective -- The vision : limitless ocean bounty, infinite resiliency. Taking wildlife I : the mammals ; Taking wildlife II : the fish ; Taking wildlife III : the shellfish ; The ultimate garbage disposal -- The reality : the ocean is in trouble, therefore, so are we. Biodiversity loss : unraveling the fabric of life in the sea ; Drilling, mining, shipping, spilling ; Changing climate, changing chemistry -- Now is the time : opportunities for action. Exploring the ocean ; Governing the ocean ; Farming the ocean ; Protecting the ocean -- Acknowledgments -- About the author -- TED talk -- Congressional testimony -- Protected marine sites -- Chart assessing progress toward global marine protection targets -- Marine protected areas maps.
000344067 520__ $$a"... [L]egendary marine scientist Sylvia Earle portrays a global ecosystem on the brink of irreversible environmental crisis unless we act immediately. A Silent Spring for our era, this eloquent, urgent, fascinating book reveals how the past 50 years of destructive--and ever accelerating--oceanic change threaten the very existence of life on Earth." -- back cover.
000344067 650_0 $$aOceanography.
000344067 650_0 $$aMarine ecology.
000344067 650_0 $$aMarine biology.
000344067 650_0 $$aMarine pollution.
000344067 650_0 $$aNature$$xEffect of human beings on.
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