Oceans: A Very Short Introduction

(Part of the Oxford's Very Short Introductions series Series)

by Dorrik Stow

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The importance of the oceans to life on Earth cannot be overstated. Liquid water covers more than 70% of our planet's surface and, in past geological time, has spread over 85%. Life on Earth began in the oceans over 3.5 billion years ago and remained there for the great majority of that time. Today the seas still provide 99% of habitable living space, the largest repository of biomass, and holds the greatest number of undiscovered species on the planet...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0199655073

ISBN13:9780199655076

Release Date:October 2017

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.44 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 4.3" x 6.8"

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