| "Entries are clearly written; this will be an easy book for researchers, students, and teachers to study." - Choice "...useful in a school or public reference library to support students, teachers, or any of the general public who want more complete answers to marine science and history terminology questions than a general dictionary can provide." - Science Books & Films"
Thoroughly updated and expanded, "The Facts On File Dictionary of Marine Science, New Edition" contains more than 2,750 entries - approximately 300 new to this edition - dealing with the basic vocabulary of marine science. This new edition features the most up-to-date terms and explanatory charts and graphs related to the areas of water chemistry; marine ecosystems; physical features of oceans, such as reefs, coastlines, and tides; currents and their effects; and plants and animals that dwell in the oceans. The back matter has been revised, and new line illustrations have been added.
About the Author Barbara Charton, MS, is Associate Professor and Head of the Science Reference Department at St. John's University Library, Jamaica, NY. |