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How inappropriate it was to name our planet Earth, when quite clearly we should have called it Ocean. 1.36 billion cubic kilometres of water (326 million cubic miles) weighing over a million trillion tons covers more than 70 percent of our planet's surface. Strip Earth of its topography, and an uninterrupted ocean would submerge the planet under 2,500 metres (8,200 feet) of water. Earth's five oceans are one of the wonders of the solar system: they cover the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, our planet's most extensive mountain range; host the Great Barrier Reef - the largest structure built by living organisms; and provide the habitat for Earth's most extreme lifeforms - the denizens of the deep, nightmarish apparitions bristling with fangs and fluorescence. Yet despite its proximity and riches, in many ways we know more about the surface of Mars than we know about the deep ocean. From warm equatorial seas to ice-bound polar oceans, "Into the Deep" charts our exploration of Earth's final frontier and its inhabitants as it descends from bright coral reefs to the eternal, cold darkness of the abyss. It is a voyage that will astonish the reader - just as the latest deep sea discoveries regularly confound scientists - as they meet the Giant Squid's bigger brother, the Colossal Squid, and encounter the utterly alien environment that surrounds 'black smokers' - hydrothermal rifts in the Earth's crust.

Table of Contents:
ForewordIntroductionLife at the Edge: Life between tides; Hooker's sea lion; Dusky dolphins; Australasian gannets; Green turtle; Turtle hatchings; Mangroves; Mudskipper; Saltwater crocodile; Manatee; Sand flounder; Starfish tubefeet; Rocky shore; Red rock crab; Radiate limpets; Tube anemoneBeneath the Tides: Kelp forest; Garibaldi; Steller sea lion; Leafy seadragon; Broadclub cuttlefish; Packhorse crayfish; Diadema urchin; Rockwall community; Maori octopus; New Zealand rough skate; Sea pen; Big-bellied seahorse; Eagle ray; Squat lobsters; Tassled scorpionfish; Juvenile striped catfish; Giant electric rayCoral Reefs: Coral reef; Yellow soft coral; Brittle stars; Crown of thorns; Yellowback fusiliers; Queen conch; Tawny nurse shark; Great barracuda; Grey reef shark; Harlequin shrimp; Mantis shrimp; Lionfish; Box jellyfish; Blue-ringed octopus; Dog-faced pufferfish; Porcupine fish; Banded sea krait; Clown anemonefish; Sea-slugs; Hermit crab and anemones; Fimbriated moray eel; Blue-spotted ray; Coral reef shallows; Galapagos sea lion; Potato grouper; Rockwall cave; Mimic octopus; Burrowing clam; Porcelain crab; Pygmy seahorse; Pygmy seahorse; Pearlfish; Sea cucumber crab; Spider crab; Razorfish; Plane wreck; Banded cleaner shrimp; Squirrelfish; Giant clam; Fluorescent coral; Dwarf Minke whale; Manta ray; Feather star; Bigfin reef squid; Golden damselfish; Swell shark egg; Opalescent inshore squid; Giant barrel spongePolar Regions: Sooty albatross; Sooty shearwater; Snares crested penguins; Southern right whale; Ice floes; Underwater waterfall; Krill; Antarctic pursuit I; Antarctic pursuit II; Antarctic pursuit III; Red starfish; Weddell seal; Nemertina worms; Sea angel; Arctic jellyfish; Greenland shark; Walrus; Polar bear; Harp sealOpen Ocean: Sea butterfly; Cross jellyfish & amphipod; Blue button; Portuguese man-of-war; Salp chain; Sea nettle; Buoy barnacles; Sargassum anglerfish; Chambered nautilus; Chambered nautilus; Blue whales; Whale shark; Common dolphins; Great white shark; Hammerhead sharks; Ocean sunfish; Blue shark; ROVThe Deep: Sperm whale; Comb jellyfish; Giant ostracod; Vampire squid; Scaly dragonfish; Pram bug; Glass squid; Glass squid balling; Deep sea shrimp; Predatory tunicate; Giant squid; Colossal squid; Pelagic amphipod; Crown jellyfish; Deep-sea siphonophore; Black seadevil; Hydrothermal vent; Vent crab; Squat lobster; Giant tubeworm; Jericho worm; Vent eelpout; Deep-sea anemone; Vent scaleworm; Vent scaleworm jaws; Nereid worm; Stalked vent barnacle; Vent mussel shell; Vent octopus; Pompeii worm; Pompeii worm; Atlantic footballfish; Dumbo octopus; Hairy anglerfish; Loosejaw; Highfin lizardfish; Abyssal sea cucumber; Giant sea spider; Eusirid amphipod; Bathyscaphe TriesteGlossaryIndexCredits

About the Author :
Peter Batson is a marine biologist and submariner. He also runs exploretheabyss.com, an on-line library showcasing some of the world's rarest and most spectacular deep sea imagery. He is the author of Deep New Zealand, an award-winning look at deep ocean life off the coast of his home islands.Dr Karsten Schneider studied dolphins in the remote fjords of New Zealand for three years for his doctorate in Marine Science. From academia he moved into the television industry, working as a director and producing nature documentaries. Into the Deep is Karsten's first book; he wrote the coastal seas, coral reef and polar sections.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781847240507
  • Publisher: Quercus Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Quercus Publishing
  • Height: 290 mm
  • Sub Title: Exploring Earth's Oceans
  • ISBN-10: 184724050X
  • Publisher Date: 05 Jun 2008
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Width: 250 mm


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