Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion (Scientists in the Field) - Softcover

Loree Griffin Burns, Griffin Burns

 
9780547328607: Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion (Scientists in the Field)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0547328605 ISBN 13: 9780547328607
Verlag: HMH Books, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

Aided by an army of beachcombers, oceanographer Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer tracks trash in the name of science. From sneakers to hockey gloves, Curt monitors the watery fate of human-made cargo that has spilled into the ocean. The information he collects is much more than casual news; it is important scientific data. And with careful analysis, Curt, along with a community of scientists, friends, and beachcombers alike, is using his data to understand and protect our ocean.

In engaging text and unforgettable images, readers meet the woman who started it all (Curt’s mother!), the computer program that makes sense of his data (nicknamed OSCURS), and several scientists, both on land and on the sea, who are using Curt’s discoveries to preserve delicate marine habitats and protect the creatures who live in them. A Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Honor Book for Nonfiction.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Loree Griffin Burns, Ph.D., did her doctoral work far from the Pacific Ocean, at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. While writing this book, however, she made several trips to the Pacific coast. Ms. Burns lives in Massachusetts with her husband and children.

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Verlag
HMH Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0547328605
ISBN 13 
9780547328607
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
64
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