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Front Cover |
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PREFACE |
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SUMMARY |
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CONTENTS |
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WHY OCEANS MATTER |
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THE SEA – ONE OF THE LARGEST FOOD FACTORIES ON THE PLANET |
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SEAMOUNTS AND CONTINENTAL SHELVES – THE OCEAN’S UNPROTECTED TREASURE VAULTS |
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CORAL REEFS |
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THREATS TO THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT |
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CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE SEA |
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CORAL BLEACHING |
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EXTREME WEATHER AND HURRICANES IMPACT COASTS |
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SEA LEVEL RISE |
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OCEAN ACIDIFICATION |
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INCREASING SEA TEMPERATURES ALREADY CAUSE CHANGES IN DISTRIBUTION OF MARINE LIFE |
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SLOWING DOWN OF THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION AND CONTINENTAL MARGIN DENSE-WATER EXCHANGE MECHANISMS |
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MARINE POLLUTION AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT |
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IMPACT OF UNSUSTAINABLE FISHING PRACTICES ON SEA BED AND OCEAN PRODUCTIVITY |
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EXOTIC AND INVASIVE SPECIES INFESTATIONS – THE NEW PIRATES OF THE WORLD’S OCEANS |
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THE PRESSURES AND FATE OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELVES IS BOTH A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY |
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THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS |
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CONTRIBUTORS AND REVIEWERS |
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REFERENCES |
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Back Cover |
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