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Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Oceanography -- Research -- Canada.
Marine biology -- Research -- Canada
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Oceanography -- Research -- Canada.
Marine biology -- Research -- Canada
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Voyage
of
discovery
:
fifty
years
of
marine
research
at
Canada
's
Bedford
Institute
of
Oceanography
/ edited by D.N. Nettleship ... [et al.].
Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Oceans Association, 2014.
Call #:
551.46 V975
Subjects
Bedford
Institute
of
Oceanography
Oceanography
--
Research
--
Canada
.
Marine
biology --
Research
--
Canada
ISBN:
9780993644306 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Fifty
years
of
marine
research
at
Canada
's
Bedford
Institute
of
Oceanography
50
years
of
marine
research
at
Canada
's
Bedford
Institute
of
Oceanography
Marine
research
at
Canada
's
Bedford
Institute
of
Oceanography
Description:
xii, 444 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Notes:
"A commemorative volume in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the
Bedford
Institute
of
Oceanography
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia,
Canada
, 1962-2012". -- t.p.
Also editors: Donald C. Gordon, C.F. Michael Lewis, and Michel P. Latremouille.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
Voyage
of
Discovery
summarizes BIO
research
results on the
oceanography
of Arctic and Eastern
Canada
. In a series of 48 papers by past and present
research
staff from all oceanographic disciplines at BIO, the history of Canadian
oceanography
before BIO and a broad cross section of the
Institute
's work spanning five decades are featured with particular emphasis on contributions to Canadian and global understanding/management of the
marine
environment. Divided into 12 sections with a Preface and Epilogue,
Voyage
of
Discovery
is the most extensive overview of the history and scientific accomplishments of the
Bedford
Institute
of
Oceanography
under one cover: Historical Roots, Arctic Studies, Ocean Life, Ocean Circulation and Chemistry, Hydrography and Seabed Mapping, Geological
Oceanography
, Fisheries-Ecosystems-Aquaculture,
Marine
Contamination, Technology and Instrument Development, Energy Developments, BIO and the Law of the Sea, and The BIO Experience. This book will appeal to a broad readership from professional oceanographers and environmental/resource managers and decision-makers to
marine
science students and lay persons interested in the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, and their present status and future welfare.
Other authors:
Nettleship, David N.
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551.46 V975
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