Encyclopedia of Marine Science

This book aims to cover the multidisciplinary field of marine science, a considerable challenge given the breadth of this speciality. The book opens with a contents list, acknowledgements, a brief introduction and a note on measurements and conversations. Moving into the main body of the text the 600 plus entries are arranged alphabetically by title as would be expected. In terms of content each of these ranges in length from a few paragraphs to a page or two, but no more. Each is concisely and well written with considerable clarity. Indeed, it is very tempting to follow the thread of...