Investigating seafloors and oceans : from mud volcanoes to giant squid / [electronic resource] Dr. Antony Joseph. Joseph, Antony, author. Ocean bottom. QC807.5 550.72 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Opening with a discussion of the earth's formation, hot spots, ridges, plate tectonics, submarine trenches, and cold seeps, this text goes on to address such topics as the role of oceans in the origin of life, tidal bore, thermal effects, ecosystem services, marine creatures, and nutraceutical and pharmaceutical resources. 2017 Text 1 online resource (xxx, 582 pages) : http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128093573 eng Investigating seafloors and oceans. Investigating seafloors and oceans.