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The material below is contained in Peasgood A., and Goodwin, M., first published 2007. Introducing Environment, published by Oxford University Press in association with The Open University. © 2008. This book forms part of The Open University course Y161 Introducing Environment.

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Figure 3: Photo By Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

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