$20 · Marine Ecosystems of the North Pacific Ocean 2003-2008

Marine Ecosystems of the North Pacific Ocean 2003-2008. Pices Special Publication 4. Published by the North Pacific Marine Science Organization Hardcover, 2010, 393 pages. Previous owner’s name on inside page. In 2008 PICES established a panel of government and academic scientists to describe the status and trends of marine ecosystems in the North Pacific Oceans, to search for broad-scale patterns, and to identify underlying mechanisms causing change. The focus of this book Id 2003-2008. The information is organized around 8 regional chapters. These summarize ecosystem status and trends in the four marginal seas, the four coastal boundary currents, and the large oceanic region in the center. See pictures Pickup in Langford Cross posted