Discoveries of the Census of Marine Life
Making Ocean Life Count
By Paul Snelgrove - Published by University Press.
More than 1,700 scientists from 73 countries have worked on the Census, designed to assess the diversity, distribution and abundance of ocean life and explain how it changes over time. The scientists, their institutions and government agencies have pooled their findings to create a comprehensive and authoritative portrait of life in the oceans today, yesterday and tomorrow.
Providing insight into this unprecedented project, Discoveries of the Census of Marine Life by Census researcher Paul Snelgrove explains the rationale behind the Census and highlights some of its most important and dramatic findings, illustrated with full-color photographs throughout. It explores how new technologies and partnerships have contributed to greater knowledge of marine life, from unknown species and habitats, to migration routes and distribution patterns, and to a better appreciation of how the oceans are changing. Looking to the future, it identifies what needs to be done to close the remaining gaps in our knowledge and provide information that will enable us to better manage resources, conserve diversity, reverse habitat losses, and respond to global climate change.
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