Creatures of the deep
in search of the sea's monsters and the world they live in
Second edition, updated and expanded.
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Word Count
72,000 words, Guess
Page Count
288 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL27168918M
- ISBN-139781770852815
- ISBN-101770852816
- OCLC Control Number871769139
- OCLC Control Numbercreaturesofdeepi0000hoyt_h1w3
and 1 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2014901153
Classifications
- DDC591.77
- LCCQL125.5 .H69 2014
Alternate Titles
- In search of the sea's monsters and the world they live in
Description
In this updated and expanded 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 20,000 feet 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.
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