The ocean of life : (Record no. 5049)
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| fixed length control field | 01544cam a2200193 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780670023547 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 067002354X |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 591.92 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Roberts, Callum. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The ocean of life : |
| Sub Title | the fate of man and the sea / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Callum Roberts. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New York : |
| Name of publisher | Viking, |
| Year of publication | 2012. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | x, 405 p., [16] p. of plates : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Accompanying material | 24 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | pt. 1. Changing seas. Four and a half billion years ; Food from the sea ; Fewer fish in the sea ; Winds and currents ; Life on the move ; Rising tides ; Corrosive seas ; Dead zones and the world's great rivers ; Unwholesome waters ; The age of plastic ; The not so silent world ; Aliens, invaders, and the homogenization of life ; Pestilence and plague ; Mare incognitum ; Ecosystems at your service -- pt. 2. Changing course. Farming the sea ; The great cleanup ; Can we cool our warming world? ; A new deal for the oceans ; Life renewed ; Saving the giants of the sea ; Preparing for the worst ; Epilogue : the sea ahead -- Appendix 1. Seafood with a clear conscience -- Appendix 2. Conservation charities working to protect ocean life. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Putting our exploitation of the seas into historical context, Roberts offers a devastating account of the impact of modern fishing techniques, pollution, and climate change, and reveals what it would take to steer the right course while there is still time. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Ocean and civilization. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Ocean |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | CIU Library |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| CIU Library | CIU Library | General Stacks | 16/04/2013 | Batighar : Chittagong | 1400.00 | 591.92 R639o 2012 | 007815 | 1 | 25/10/2015 | CIU Library |