Seasick : ocean change and the extinction of life on Earth /
Alanna Mitchell.
- Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2009.
- x, 161 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [138]-152) and index.
The last best place on Earth : Great Barrier Reef -- Reading the vital signs: oxygen : Gulf of Mexico -- Reading the vital signs: ph : Puerto Rico -- Reading the vital signs: metabolism : Plymouth, England -- Reading the vital signs: fecundity : Panama -- Reading the vital signs: life force : Halifax, Canada -- Reading the vital signs: medical history : Spain -- Reading the vital sign that is China : Haikou City -- Reading the vital signs: adaptability : Zanzibar -- Finding hope : The dry Tortugas -- Epilogue: a call for wisdom.