Oceans: A Very Short Introduction

by Dorrik Stow

Book Overview

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, USA
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.3" x 6.8"