What would it be like to live sixty feet below the ocean waves? Author Ken Mallory and photographer Brian Skerry found out. They spent a week in the Aquarius underwater laboratory on a coral reef off the Florida Keys.
From the explorations of the Challenger to the theory of seafloor spreading to the invention of scuba gear, the 10 pioneers covered in this volume paved the way for marine scientists today.
His gritty, inspiring and thrilling life symbolises why we must all work to save our planet’s most spectacular marine environment.’ Iain McCalman ‘This is the story of one of my heroes, not just a world expert but someone who has been ...
Dive into this uniquely elegant visual exploration of the sea An informative and utterly beautiful introduction to marine life and the ocean environment, The Science of the Ocean ebook brings the riches of the underwater world onto the ...
Marine scientists explore the ocean floor, study undersea life, and protect ecosystems. Marine Science in the Real World examines the history of this branch of science, what marine scientists do today, and what's next for the field.
The curiosity, drive, and perseverance of the nineteenth-century woman scientist who pioneered the use of aquariums to study ocean life are celebrated in this gorgeous, empowering picture book.
Simply wonderful."--Callum Roberts, author of The Ocean of Life: The Fate of Man and the Sea "The Extreme Life of the Sea will reignite your fascination with how much life lives beneath the waves. This is extreme-ly good reading.
Each year at Brooks Falls in Alaska's Katmai National Park, brown bears come to feed on sockeye salmon as the fish swim up Brooks River to spawn. Like other species of Pacific salmon, sockeye salmon are born in freshwater and then ...
Seagrasses: Biology, Ecology and Conservation. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer. Ludlam, I. P., D. H. Shull, and R. Buchsbaum. 2002. Effects of Haydng on Salt-Marsh Surface Invertebrates, The Biological Bulletin 203(2); 250-251.
Like Four Fish and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, The Ocean of Life takes a long view to tell a story in which each one of us has a role to play.