The Gulf Stream [electronic resource] : tiny plankton, giant bluefin, and the amazing story of the powerful river in the Atlantic

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ulanski, Stan L. , 1946- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press , c2008
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Online Access:NetLibrary
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Coming full circle : flow in the Atlantic. Swirls and conveyors ; Anatomy of the Gulf Stream ; Flowing down the hill: the history of ocean circulation
  • 2. Life in the Gulf Stream. Floaters and drifters ; Bluefin tuna: the great migration ; Fishing the blue waters
  • 3. Sailing the Atlantic. Exploration and discovery ; Colonization of America