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Cramer, Deborah

 
9780393020199: Great Waters: An Atlantic Passage
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0393020193 ISBN 13 : 9780393020199
Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 2001

Synopsis

A remarkable scientific meditation on and spiritual exploration of one of our least appreciated natural resourcesthe Atlantic Ocean. Not since Rachel Carson has a writer been able to give voice so compellingly to the oceanits mythic history and its precarious future. In the course of an ocean voyage, Deborah Cramer weaves the details of the history and science of the Atlantic into a brilliant tapestry that documents our many-faceted reliance on the sea, our betrayal of that bond, the changing landscape of the ocean floor, and the threatened life of its inhabitants. Bringing together the scientific research of physical oceanographers, geologists, biologists, and chemists from both sides of the Atlantic, Cramer presents a devastating report of the environmental damage inflicted on these waters. From the decks of her sailing vessel she describes with vivid passion the intricate and fragile web of marine life, the visible disappearance of schools of fish plundered by the competitive fishing industry, and the changing rhythms of the Atlantic from the rough, chilly Gulf of Maine to the calm, weedy currents of the Sargasso Sea. 20 line b/w drawings, maps.

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À propos de l'auteur

Deborah Cramer writes about science and the environment. She lives in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

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Éditeur
WW Norton & Co
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0393020193
ISBN 13 
9780393020199
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
448
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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