Articles liés à The Deep Ocean: Life in the Abyss

The Deep Ocean: Life in the Abyss - Couverture rigide

Vecchione, Michael; Allcock, Louise; Priede, Imants; Haren, Hans Van

 
9780691226811: The Deep Ocean: Life in the Abyss
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0691226814 ISBN 13 : 9780691226811
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2023

Synopsis

An epic excursion into one of the last great frontiers on Earth

The deep ocean comprises more than 90 percent of our planet's biosphere and is home to some of the world's most dazzling creatures, which thrive amid extreme pressures, scarce food supplies, and frigid temperatures. Living things down here behave in remarkable and surprising ways, and cutting-edge technologies are shedding new light on these critically important ecosystems. This beautifully illustrated book leads you down into the canyons, trenches, and cold seeps of the watery abyss, presenting the deep ocean and its inhabitants as you have never seen them before.

  • Features a wealth of breathtaking photos, illustrations, and graphics
  • Gives a brief and accessible history of deep-sea exploration
  • Explains the basics of oceanography
  • Covers a marvelous diversity of undersea organisms
  • Describes habitats ranging from continental slopes to hydrothermal vents and abyssal plains
  • Discusses humanity's impacts on the deep ocean, from fisheries and whaling to global climate change and acidification
  • Written by a team of world-class scientists

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

À propos de l'auteur

Michael Vecchione is a zoologist in the NOAA Systematics Lab at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC. Louise Allcock is professor of zoology at the University of Galway. Imants Priede is professor emeritus of zoology at the University of Aberdeen. Hans van Haren is physical oceanographer at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ).

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Princeton University Press
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0691226814
ISBN 13 
9780691226811
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
Princeton University Press
https://press.princeton.edu/books

7th Floor, New South Building
PRINCETON
NJ
8544
Etats-Unis
Personne responsable
EAS - Easy Access System Europe
gpsr.requests@easproject.com

Mustamäe tee 50
Tallinn
10621
Estonie