• Foreword Preface Introduction
• Guide format
• The marine debris problem
• The beach environment
• What can you and I do?Glass
• bottles
• glass pieces
• light bulbs / fluorescent light tubes Metal
• cans
• bottle caps/pull tabs
• canisters
• drums
• household items / appliances
• vehicles and tiresPlastic
• pellets
• beverage containers
• bottles
• cups, straws
• caps, lids
• tetrapacks
• 6-pack holders
• canisters
• toys
• balloons
• bags and packaging
• shotgun shellsFoamed plastic (styrofoam)
• cups / plates / food containers
• beanbags
• buoys
• packing material Personal hygiene
• bathroom items
• tampons / tampon applicators
• diapers
• condomsMedical wastes
• syringes
• medications
• hospital wastesFurniture & furnishings
• beach furniture
• toilets & Co.
• appliances & home electronicsApparel
• footwear
• flip-flops / shoes
• clothing
• gloves
• hatsWater sports
• snorkelling equipment
• flotation devices
• surfboardsFishing gear
• hook, line and sinker
• glow sticks
• nets
• buoys
• fishing cratesWood
• Pallets
• crates
• boats
• lumber/planks
• householdPaper
• cups
• packaging
• newspapers / magazines
• fireworksOrganic debris
• fruits & vegetables
• snacks
• dung
• cadaversOil and Tar
• crude oil
• tar balls
• oil spillsSmoking
• cigarette butts
• cigarette packages
• cigars
• lighters Acknowledgements ReferencesFurther ReadingContacts Index.
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This richly illustrated book serves as the ideal guide to the items that litter the world's beaches. Forget sea shells and other fauna and flora. Here, you will find what a beachcomber is actually most likely to encounter these days: glass, plastic, wood, metal, paper, oil, and other sources of marine pollution! Complete with nearly 700 photographs, this guide shows the full range of marine debris items, each presented with insight and a pinch of humor. In addition, the author provides full details about these items. You will learn everything worth knowing about them. This includes not just their sources and decomposition stages. Discover the threat each item poses to these beautiful environments as well as prevention strategies, clean-up recommendations, alternative products, and recycling and upcycling ideas. Beyond the aesthetic issue, marine debris poses a threat to wildlife, human health, and economic welfare. This book arms you with the knowledge you need to combat these disgraceful and often hazardous eyesores. Become a beach detective! Travel the world's most beloved tourist destinations with this ultimate beach read and help restore these fascinating environments to their natural beauty.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9783319907277 20190304

• Introduction
• Biology and Ecology of Edible Marine Gastropod Molluscs
• Profile of Edible Marine Gastropod Molluscs
• Nutritional Values of Edible Marine Gastropod Molluscs
• Pharmaceutical Values of Edible Marine Gastropod Molluscs
• Industrial Uses of Edible Marine Gastropod Molluscs
• Aquaculture of Edible Marine Gastropod Molluscs
• Diseases and Parasites of Edible Marine Gastropod Molluscs.
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This comprehensive volume focuses exclusively on sea snails (or gastropods), which are popular food items and occupy an important role in the commercial shell craft industry. Familiar examples include conchs (highly sought after due to their mild flavor) and escargot, abalone, and periwinkle snails. This book covers the profile (habitat, distribution, morphology, food and feeding, reproduction, conservation status, etc.) of about 180 species of commercial edible marine gastropod molluscs as well as their nutritional values, commercial importance, and pharmaceutical value. Also included is information on their prevalent diseases and parasites. The informative descriptions are presented in an easy-to-read style with neat illustrations.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9781771886383 20181015

• Introduction
• It's who we are
• We eat them
• Everything is connected
• This fishery will be managed
• You just don't kill whales
• The science has ruled
• The whale approaches
• Conclusion.

• Letter writing: the imagination's personal genre / by Dennis Patrick Slattery, PhD
• Joseph Campbell's correspondence: a portrait of an epoch / by Evans Lansing Smith, PhD
• Joseph Campbell: seventy years of making myths; an interview with D.J.R. Bruckner
• Wanderings: Paris to Pacific Grove
• The 1940s: decade mirabilis
• The 1950s: the banquet years
• The masks of god
• Political matters: Thomas Mann to the Vietnam War
• The 1970s and the mythic image
• The last decade
• Coda: testimonials and condolences.

"A collection of letters to and from the American academic and writer Joseph Campbell; includes correspondence with notable thinkers such as Thomas Mann, Carl Gustav Jung, Margaret Mead, Mircea Eliade, Alan Watts, and Gary Snyder"-- Provided by publisher.

'A gripping new drama in science ... if you want to understand how the concept of life is changing, read this' Professor Andrew Briggs, University of Oxford When Darwin set out to explain the origin of species, he made no attempt to answer the deeper question: what is life? For generations, scientists have struggled to make sense of this fundamental question. Life really does look like magic: even a humble bacterium accomplishes things so dazzling that no human engineer can match it. And yet, huge advances in molecular biology over the past few decades have served only to deepen the mystery. So can life be explained by known physics and chemistry, or do we need something fundamentally new? In this penetrating and wide-ranging new analysis, world-renowned physicist and science communicator Paul Davies searches for answers in a field so new and fast-moving that it lacks a name, a domain where computing, chemistry, quantum physics and nanotechnology intersect. At the heart of these diverse fields, Davies explains, is the concept of information: a quantity with the power to unify biology with physics, transform technology and medicine, and even to illuminate the age-old question of whether we are alone in the universe. From life's murky origins to the microscopic engines that run the cells of our bodies, The Demon in the Machine is a breath-taking journey across the landscape of physics, biology, logic and computing. Weaving together cancer and consciousness, two-headed worms and bird navigation, Davies reveals how biological organisms garner and process information to conjure order out of chaos, opening a window on the secret of life itself.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9780241309599 20190325
How does life create order from chaos? And just what is life, anyway? Leading physicist Paul Davies argues that to find the answers, we must first answer a deeper question- 'What is information?' To understand the origins and nature of life, Davies proposes a radical vision of biology which sees the underpinnings of life as similar to circuits and electronics, arguing that life as we know it should really be considered a phenomenon of information storage. In an extraordinary deep dive into the real mechanics of what we take for granted, Davies reveals how biological processes, from photosynthesis to birds' navigation abilities, rely on quantum mechanics, and explores whether quantum physics could prove to be the secret key of all life on Earth. Lively and accessible, The Demon in the Machineboils down intricate interdisciplinary developments to take readers on an eye-opening journey towards the ultimate goal of science- unifying all theories of the living and the non-living, so that humanity can at last understand its place in the universe.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9780241360934 20190325

"Inspirational...I loved this book. I found myself sneak-reading it from the moment it came in the door. As with a sack of White Castle burgers, I hated to reach the end....[Tomlinson] writes exceedingly well." -Dwight Garner, The New York Times The government definition of obesity is a body mass index of 30 or more. My BMI is 60.7. My shirts are size XXXXXXL, which the big-and-tall stores shorten to 6X. I'm 6-foot-1, or 73 inches tall. My waist is 60 inches around. I'm nearly a sphere. Those are the numbers. This is how it feels... So begins The Elephant in the Room, Tommy Tomlinson's remarkably intimate and insightful memoir of his life as a fat man. When he was almost fifty years old, Tomlinson weighed an astonishing-and dangerous-460 pounds, at risk for heart disease, diabetes, and stroke, unable to climb a flight of stairs without having to catch his breath, or travel on an airplane without buying two seats. Raised in a family that loved food, he had been aware of the problem for years, seeing doctors and trying diets from the time he was a preteen. But nothing worked, and every time he tried to make a change, it didn't go the way he planned-in fact, he wasn't sure that he really wanted to change. In The Elephant in the Room, Tomlinson chronicles his lifelong battle with weight in a voice that combines the urgency of Roxane Gay's Hunger with the intimacy of Rick Bragg's All Over but the Shoutin'. He also hits the road to meet other members of the plus-sized tribe in an attempt to understand how, as a nation, we got to this point. From buying a FitBit and setting exercise goals to contemplating the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas, America's "capital of food porn, " and modifying his own diet, Tomlinson brings us along on a candid and sometimes brutal look at the everyday experience of being constantly aware of your size. Over the course of the book, he confronts these issues head-on and chronicles the practical steps he has to take-big and small-to lose weight by the end. Affecting and searingly honest, The Elephant in the Room is a powerful memoir that will resonate with anyone who has grappled with addiction, shame, or self-consciousness. It is also a literary triumph that will stay with readers long after the last page.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9781501111617 20190218

• Introduction Zerina Johanson, Martha Richter and Charlie Underwood--
• 1. The evolution of fishes through geological time John A. Long, Brian Choo and Alice Clement--
• 2. Comparative development of Cyclostomes Tetsuto Miyashita, Stephen A. Green and Marianne E. Bronner--
• 3. The ordovician enigma: fish, first appearances and phylogenetic controversies Ivan J. Sansom and Plamen Andreev--
• 4. The evolution of vertebrate dermal jaw bones in the light of maxillate placoderms You-An Zhu, Per A. Ahlberg and Min Zhu--
• 5. Doliodus and pucapampellids: contrasting perspectives on stem chondrichthyan morphology John G. Maisey, Philippe Janvier, Alan Pradel, John S. S. Denton, Allison Bronson, Randall Miller and Carole J. Burrow--
• 6. The evolution of endoskeletal mineralisation in chondrichthyan fish: development, cells and molecules Melanie Debiais-Thibaud--
• 7. Plasticity and variation of skeletal cells and tissues and the evolutionary development of actinopterygian fishes Brian K. Hall and P. Eckhard Witten--
• 8. Origin, development and evolution of the fish skull Martha Richter and Charlie Underwood--
• 9. Evolution, development and regeneration of fish dentitions Gareth J. Fraser and Alex P. Thiery--
• 10. Development of head muscles in fishes and notes on phylogeny-ontogeny links: a basis for evo-devo and developmental research on fish muscles Janine M. Ziermann and Rui Diogo--
• 11. Evolutionary development of the postcranial and appendicular skeleton in fishes Jurgen Kriwet and Cathrin Pfaff--
• 12. Evolution of vertebrate reproduction Kate Trinajstic, Catherine Boisvert, John A. Long and Zerina Johanson--
• 13. Links between thyroid hormone alterations and developmental changes in the evolution of the Weberian apparatus Fedor N. Shkil and Daria V. Kapitanova--
• 14. Pharyngeal remodelling in vertebrate evolution Anthony Graham and Victoria Shone--
• 15. Evolution of air breathing and lung distribution among fossil fishes Camilla Cupello, Gael Clement and Paulo M. Brito-- Index.
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Fish, or lower vertebrates, occupy the basal nodes of the vertebrate phylogeny, and are therefore crucial in interpreting almost every feature of more advanced vertebrates, including amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Recent research focuses on combining evolutionary observations - primarily from the fish fossil record - with developmental data from living fishes, in order to better interpret evolutionary history and vertebrate phylogeny. This book highlights the importance of this research in the interpretation of vertebrate evolution, bringing together world-class palaeontologists and biologists to summarise the most interesting, current and cutting-edge topics in fish evolution and development. It will be an invaluable tool for researchers in early vertebrate palaeontology and evolution, and those particularly interested in the interface between evolution and development.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9781107179448 20190311

• 1. Ocean Literacy in the 21st Century.-
• 2. An Exemplar Model for Expanding Development Reach.- Part I Research.-
• 3. !Youth & the Ocean! (!YO!): Partnering High School and Graduate Students for Youth-Driven Research Experiences.-
• 4. Leveraging Parent Chaperones to Support Youths' Learning During an Out-of-School Field Trip to a Marine Science Field Station.-
• 5. Systematic and Longitudinal Research to Support and Improve the National Ocean Sciences Bowl: Finding from Seventeen Years of Study.-
• 6. Leveraging Ocean Identity in Education to Impact Students' Conservation Practices.-
• 7. Evaluating Differences in Outcomes and Participant Perspectives in Marine Science Professional Development Conducted by Informal Educators Compared to Specialized University Faculty.-
• 8. Implementing Ocean Literacy through the Bond of Informal and Formal Education.-
• 9. Evaluating Ocean Learning - The Principles and Practicalities of Evaluating Formal Education Audiences in an Informal Education Environment.-
• 10. Effective Practices for Fostering Empathy towards Marine Life.- Part II Practitioner.-
• 11. Creating Marine Outreach Programmes that Work - The Marine Institute Explorers Education Programme (TM).-
• 12. Marine Education through Cooperation: A Case Study of Opportunity in a Remote School in Taiwan.-
• 13. Educating with Data.-
• 14. Using International School Partnerships to Promote Ocean Literacy.-
• 15. Out of the Tower and into the Classroom: Marine Science Graduate Students as K-12 Classroom Contributors.-
• 16. The VIRTUE Project and the Biofilms and Biodiversity Project: An International Collaboration in Marine Science Education.-
• 17. Integrating Ocean Literacy in UK Curriculum-Led Field Courses.-
• 18. Building Capacity for Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences.-
• 19. Going with/against the Flow: The Challenges of an Authentic Marine Science Education.-
• 20. Bring the Ocean to the Classroom - Introducing Experimental Studies to Teachers with Fair or no Science Knowledge.-
• 21. Closer to Blue.-
• 22. The Two Bays Project: A Model for Providing Multidisciplinary Approaches to Monitoring, Education, Engagement and Partnership Building.-
• 23. Citizen Science to Engage and Empower Youth in Marine Science.-
• 24. Empowering Young Ocean Conservationists.
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This edited volume is the premier book dedicated exclusively to marine science education and improving ocean literacy, aiming to showcase exemplary practices in marine science education and educational research in this field on a global scale. It informs, inspires, and provides an intellectual forum for practitioners and researchers in this particular context. Subject areas include sections on marine science education in formal, informal and community settings. This book will be useful to marine science education practitioners (e.g. formal and informal educators) and researchers (both education and science).
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9783319907772 20180828

• Atlantic bluefin tuna: the journey from overfishing to sustainability
• Application of otolith chemistry to investigate the migration ecology and stock mixing of Atlantic bluefin tuna
• Life history and migrations of Mediterranean bluefin populations
• Migrations of Atlantic bluefin tuna populations revealed with electronic tags
• Mixed-stock spatial-temporal assessment methods to capture mixed-stock
• Population dynamics: analytical challenges and solutions for bluefin tuna futures
• Life history of Pacific bluefin tuna thunnus orientalis based on fishery-dependent data and samples: a review
• Electronic tagging applications and migrations of Pacific bluefin tuna in the Western Pacific Ocean
• Transpacific migration of Pacific bluefin tuna: filling knowledge gaps with chemical tracers
• Ecology of Pacific bluefin tuna revealed with electronic tagging: foraging, migration, and mortality
• Strategic research and long-term monitoring: keys to advancing the management of southern bluefin tuna
• Integrating past, present, and future into a scientifically evaluated rebuilding plan for southern bluefin tuna
• Predicting the distribution of bluefin tuna in a changing ocean
• Progress in Spain's Atlantic bluefin tuna aquaculture
• The resource and environmental intensity of bluefin tuna aquaculture.

"This book provides the latest information on the science, fisheries policy, and management decisions surrounding each of the three species of bluefin tunas in the Thunnus genus (Atlantic, Pacific, and Southern). This edited collection includes expert discussion of these tunas, which remain, despite their dwindling numbers, at the center of a multi-billion-dollar global fisheries industry. The book covers the collaborative scientific efforts of 15 nations, featuring the work of biologists, oceanographers, fisheries scientists, policy makers, and conservationists"-- Provided by publisher.

• 1. Enemies of All Nations
• 2. Bandits of the Wine Dark Sea: Piracy in the Classical World
• 3. Vikings: The Scourge from the North
• 4. English Sea Dogs and the Pillaging of Empire
• 5. Dwarf Pirates: Pillaging the Korean and Chinese Coasts
• 6. Dutch Sea Beggars and the Business of Piracy
• 7. Brethren of the Coast: Caribbean Buccaneers
• 8. Raiders of the State: Piracy and State Formation in Southeast Asia
• 9. "Our Sea": Corsairing in the Mediterranean
• 10. Beneath the Jolly Roger: The Golden Age of Piracy
• 11. Maritime Marginals: Piracy in Late Imperial China
• 12. Community of Thieves: Piracy in the Western Indian Ocean
• 13. Terror on the Seas: Piracy in Modern Southeast Asia
• 14. Oil-Soaked Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea
• 15. Saviors of the Sea: Pirates of the Somalia Coast
• 16. Pirate Suppression Notes Bibliography Index.
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Many people in the western world maintain the contradictory notions that the pirates of old were romantic social bandits while their modern brethren are brutal thugs, thieves, and villains. In Global Piracy, James E. Wadsworth compiles and contextualizes a wealth of primary source documents which illustrate the global phenomenon of piracy through the eyes and voices of those who experienced it: both the pirates or privateers themselves and their victims. The book allows us to confront our stereotypes by giving us access to "real" pirates in a wide range of historical periods and global regions, from ancient Greece to modern day Nigeria, unfiltered as much as possible by authorial voice or interpretation. Global Piracy seeks neither to romanticize nor vilify pirates, but simply to understand them in the context of their times and the broader world they inhabited. Departing from run-of-the-mill narratives, it selects documents which provide new and fascinating insights into piracy around the globe. With documents introduced by contextual information, and supplemented by study questions, suggested reading lists, illustrations and maps, this book is an essential companion for anyone studying the history of piracy.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9781350058194 20190423

• Additives and Chemicals in Plastics.- Food Containers and Packaging Materials as Possible Source of Hazardous Chemicals to Food.- Release of additives and monomers from plastic wastes.- Degradation of various plastics in the environment.- Occurrence of Marine Litter in the Marine Environment: A World Panorama of Floating and Seafloor Plastics.- Sources, Distribution, and Fate of Microscopic Plastics in Marine Environments.- Nature of Plastic Marine Pollution in the Subtropical Gyres.- Hazardous chemicals in plastics in marine environments: International Pellet Watch.- Sorption of hydrophobic organic compounds to plastics in marine environments: equilibrium.- Sorption of Hydrophobic Organic Compounds to Plastics in the Marine Environment: Sorption and Desorption Kinetics.- Biofilms on Plastic Debris and Their Influence on Marine Nutrient Cycling, Productivity, and Hazardous Chemical Mobility.- Ingestion of plastics by marine organisms.- Transfer of hazardous chemicals from ingested plastics to higher-trophic level organisms.- The Role of Plastic Debris as Another Source of Hazardous Chemicals in Lower-Trophic Level Organisms.- Conclusions of "Hazardous Chemicals Associated with Plastics in Environment".- Erratum to: Food Containers and Packaging Materials as Possible Source of Hazardous Chemicals to Food.
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This volume consists of 15 chapters and focuses on hazardous chemicals, how they are associated with plastics, and their environmental risks. It includes background information on plastics and additives chemistry, and their observed or potential effects on living organisms as well as the oceanographic aspects of marine debris dispersion. The respective chapters provide insights into the sorption/desorption of chemicals in and out of plastics, the mechanisms and kinetics, but also the scale of the concentrations of chemicals found in marine debris, particularly in microplastics. The occurrence of the various chemicals is analyzed, as well as the distribution profiles of the chemicals in microplastics throughout the world's oceans. The implications of the fact that plastics carry within them several chemicals are discussed in detail. In closing, new research topics that warrant further attention are identified. The book will appeal to all scientists who are already working or interested in starting to work on the topic of marine debris, as well as policymakers, NGOs and the broader informed public.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9783319955667 20190415