The ocean, our climate and the earth's health

• Autores: José Luis Pelegrí Llopart, Ignacio Alonso Bilbao, Javier Arístegui Ruiz
• Localización: Scientia Marina, ISSN 0214-8358, Vol. 65, Nº. Extra 1, 2001, págs. 3-6
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The ocean is the major element controlling the long-term stability of the earth¿s climate. It involves a complex pattern of interrelations between its physical, geological, chemical and biological components: the greater the complexity and diversity of these links the more robust is the stability of the system, and the healthier the earth. A set of papers that resulted from communications presented at a workshop held in Las Palmas on November 1998 emphasises the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the ocean.