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 kw more about the surface of Mars than we kw about the deep ocean. 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Quercus Books
ISBN-10
1847241441
ISBN-13
9781847241443
eBay Product ID (ePID)
190172600
Product Key Features
Author
Karsten Schneider, Peter Batson
Format
Sewn,PAPER over Boards,With Dust Jacket, Hardback
Language
English
Topic
Natural History: General
Additional Product Features
Content Note
Colour Illustrations
Date of Publication
01/02/2008
Country of Publication
United States
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