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02595cam a22002535i 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780198098522 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0198098529 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
341.45 |
| Item number |
CHH.U |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Chhapgar, B. F., |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Understanding the sea / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
B.F. Chhapgar. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New York, |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
OUP, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2013. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xviii, 432 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations (some color), maps ; |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
"Sponsored by Tata Social Welfare Trust." |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (page 360) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Introduction -- History of marine biology and oceanography -- The tools of the trade -- Anatomy of the sea (regions of the sea) -- Life in the sea - plankton -- Life in the sea - nekton -- Life in the sea - benthos -- Playing hide-and-seek (camouflage) -- Midnight's children (bioluminescence) -- Body clock (biorhythms) -- Why do fishes drink? (osmotic regulation) -- The not-so-silent sea (noises in the sea) -- Little grains of sand (beaches) -- Playing about with beaches (beach processes) -- The soft sea bed (sea-bottom sediments -- The anatomy of coral reefs (coral reef topography and formation) -- Where the twain do meet (estuaries) -- Wealth from the sea (marine resources) -- Methods of fishing -- Energy from the sea (electricity generation) -- Windmills of the gods (winds) -- Rhythm of the sea (tides) -- The sea in motion (waves) -- Waves inside the sea (undersea waves) -- The killer wave (tsunami) -- Rivers in the sea (surface currents) -- Deep circulation in the oceans -- Silent waterfalls in the sea (upwelling) -- The salty sea (chemistry of sea water) -- The healing sea (marine pharmacy) -- The sea-level paradox -- The name game (biological nomenclature) -- What's in a name? (taxonomy and nomenclature) -- The ladder of life (biological classification) -- King Neptune's festival of lights (unusual phenomena) -- The silent sentinels (lighthouses) -- About b(u)oys and gull(s) (navigation buoys) -- Why do people drown? (drowning accidents and their prevention) -- Mapping the sea (nautical charts) -- The wandering continents (plate tectonics and continental drift) -- Ship "watches" (time on board ship) -- Communication at sea -- "A" is for anchor, "B" is for boat (maritime miscellany). |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Oceanography. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Marine biology. |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Marine biology. |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Oceanography. |
| 856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1614/2015509463-b.html">https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1614/2015509463-b.html</a> |
| 856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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<a href="https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1614/2015509463-d.html">https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1614/2015509463-d.html</a> |
| 856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1614/2015509463-t.html">https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1614/2015509463-t.html</a> |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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Book |
