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The Mediterranean Sea : Its History and Present Challenges by Vincenzo Picotti, Alessandra Negri, Bruno Capaccioni (auth.), Stefano Goffredo, Zvy Dubinsky (eds.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This volume is an indispensable addition to the multidisciplinary coverage of the science of the Mediterranean Sea. The editors have gathered leading authorities from the fields of Marine Biology, Ecology, paleoclimatology, Chemical and Physical Oceanography, Zoology, Botany, Aquatic Photosynthesis, Socioeconomics, Mariculture,  Mediterranean History and Science of Humanity.   Beginning with the birth of the Mediterranean Sea and its myths. From coral to fish, an introduction is given to its major inhabitants of plants and animals past and present. The chapters illustrate how organisms interact as part of the structure and function of the Sea's main ecosystems. The rise of the Mediterranean as the cradle of the Western Civilization leads to a discourse on the status of human interaction with the sea. Accelerating global climate change, water warming, ocean acidification and sea level rise, and analyses of their effects on key organisms, entire ecosystems and  human socioeconomics are given. Forecasting and predictions are presented taking into account different future scenarios from the IPCC (International Panel on Climate Change).   The volume is richly illustrated in color, with

Who reads The Mediterranean Sea : Its History and Present Challenges?

Author

Vincenzo Picotti, Alessandra Negri, Bruno Capaccioni (auth.), Stefano Goffredo, Zvy Dubinsky (eds.)

Publisher

Springer Netherlands : Imprint : Springer

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9789400767041

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Economics, Anthropology