Thorne-Miller, Boyce. The living ocean : : understanding and protecting marine biodiversity / [electronic resource] / Boyce Thorne-Miller and John G. Catena ; foreword by Sylvia Earle.. — Washington, D.C. : : Island Press,, c1991.. — xvi, 180 p. : : ill. ; 23 cm.

"The Oceanic Society of Friends of the Earth, U.S."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-167) and index.

Is marine biological diversity threatened -- How science defines biological diversity -- Marine ecosystems: coastal -- Marine ecosystems: oceanic -- Conservation of marine biological diversity -- National programs and laws -- International conventions and programs -- Conserving marine biodiversity in the future.



ISBN: 1559630647 (recycled, acid-free paper) : $10.95 9781559630641 (recycled, acid-free paper)

LCCN: 90044024

Nat. Bib. No.: B9509671

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Marine biodiversity.
Marine biodiversity conservation.
Oceanografia Biologica.

LC Class. No.: QH91 / .T49 1991

Dewey Class. No.: 574.5/2636

National Agricultural Library Call No.: QH91.T48 / 1991