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The Gulf Stream: Tiny Plankton, Giant Bluefin, and the Amazing Story of the Powerful River in the Atlantic - Couverture rigide

Ulanski, Stan

 
9780807832172: The Gulf Stream: Tiny Plankton, Giant Bluefin, and the Amazing Story of the Powerful River in the Atlantic
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ISBN 10 : 0807832170 ISBN 13 : 9780807832172
Editeur : The University of North Carolina Press, 2008

Synopsis

This title shows an oceanic highway, teeming with life.Coursing through the Atlantic Ocean is a powerful current with a force 300 times that of the mighty Amazon. First discovered by Ponce de Leon in 1513, it sped ships laden with fortunes in spices, sugar, and rum from the New World back to Spain and also guided the ships of the buccaneers who preyed on them. Later, the current was essential to the development of the transatlantic slave trade. So important were the economic benefits of this oceanic conveyor belt to American traders that early maps of it - charted with the help of Benjamin Franklin - were kept as closely guarded secrets.Stan Ulanski explores the fascinating science and history of this sea highway known as the Gulf Stream, one of the last vestiges of wilderness on Earth. Spanning both distance and time, Ulanski's investigation reveals how the Gulf Stream affects and is affected by every living thing that encounters it - from tiny planktonic organisms to giant bluefin tuna, from ancient mariners to big game anglers. He examines the scientific discovery of ocean circulation, the biological life teeming in the stream, and the role of ocean currents in the settlement of the New World. ""The Gulf Stream"" continues to be crucial today for trade and sport, for the irreplaceable habitat it provides for plant and animal species, and for its key part in changing weather patterns and the climate of the North Atlantic region. ""The Gulf Stream"" is an essential introduction to this vital natural wonder.

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À propos de l'auteur

Stan Ulanski is professor of geology and environmental science at James Madison University and author of The Gulf Stream: Tiny Plankton, Giant Bluefin, and the Amazing Story of the Powerful River in the Atlantic. He is a passionate angler who has fished all along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.

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Éditeur
The University of North Carolina Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0807832170
ISBN 13 
9780807832172
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
232
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