Investigating Seafloors and Oceans: From Mud Volcanoes to Giant Squid

Investigating Seafloors and Oceans: From Mud Volcanoes to Giant Squid offers a bottom-to-top tour of the world's oceans, exposing the secrets hidden therein from a variety of scientific perspectives. Opening with a discussion of the earth's formation, hot spots, ridges, plate tectonics, submarine trenches, and cold seeps, the text goes on to address such topics as the role of oceans in the origin of life, tidal bore, thermal effects, ecosystem services, marine creatures, and nutraceutical and pharmaceutical resources. This unique reference provides insight into a wide array of questions that researchers continue to ask about the vast study of oceans and the seafloor. It is a one-of-a-kind examination of oceans that offers important perspectives for researchers, practitioners, and academics in all marine-related fields. Includes chapters addressing various scientific disciplines, offering the opportunity for readers to gain insights on diverse topics in the study of oceansProvides scientific discussion on thermo-tolerant microbial life in sub-seafloor hot sediments and vent fields, as well as the origin of life debates and the puzzles revolving around how life originatedIncludes detailed information on the origin of dreaded episodes, such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, internal waves and tidal bores Contains information on the contribution of the oceans in terms of providing useful nutraceutical and pharmaceutical products INDICE: The Chaotic and Vibrant Seafloor Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle and Formation of Polymetallic Nodules Complex Wave Motions and Thermal Structure in the Oceans Oceans' Role in Origin of Life and Biological Evolution Seafloor Hot Chimneys and Cold Seeps: Mysterious Life around Them Citadel-Building Tiny Creatures in the Oceans Marine Creatures with a Difference Oceans-Abode of Nutraceuticals, Pharmaceuticals, and Bio-Toxins Magic with Colors: Sea Surface Changes Conclusions

• ISBN: 978-0-12-809357-3
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 500
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2016
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés