Creatures of the Deep: In Search of the Sea's Monsters and the World They Live in - Couverture rigide

Hoyt, Erich

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ISBN 10 : 1770852816 ISBN 13 : 9781770852815

Editeur : Firefly Books Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

In this revised and updated edition of Creatures of the Deep, award-winning nature and science writer Erich Hoyt gives readers a glimpse of the amazing variety of creatures found in the deepest parts of the ocean. Weaving together details from the latest scientific research about sharks, giant squid, dragonfish, huge tube worms, clams and tiny microbes of the deep-sea vents, Hoyt embarks on a magical journey roaming across the abyssal plains and descending into deep-sea trenches more than 6,000 metres down. Hoyt unravels the complex predator-prey relationships, from 'killer' copepods to battles between giant squid and sperm whales, presenting compelling portraits of animals that are superbly adapted denizens of a dark high-pressure world. There are life forms, independent of sunlight and photosynthesis, which flourish around the hot, sulfurous deep-sea vents in the magnificent rift valley of the mid-ocean ridge, the world's longest mountain range. Surviving in conditions that appear to be close to the very soup of primordial Earth, these microbes have become the basis for the latest research into Earth's origins. Fully illustrated with fantastic underwater imagery.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Erich Hoyt has spent much of his life on, beneath or near the sea, working with whales and dolphins and marine conservation. The acclaimed author of Orca: The Whale Called Killer and many other books, Hoyt lives and works in North Berwick, Scotland.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Firefly Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1770852816
• ISBN 13: 9781770852815
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible