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Jellyfish : A Natural History by Lisa-Ann Gershwin (2016, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press

ISBN-10022628767X

ISBN-139780226287676

eBay Product ID (ePID)24038261296

Product Key Features

Book TitleJellyfish : a Natural History

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2016

TopicAnimals / Marine Life, Earth Sciences / Oceanography, Natural History, Life Sciences / Marine Biology, Life Sciences / Zoology / Invertebrates

IllustratorYes

GenreNature, Science

AuthorLisa-Ann Gershwin

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight37.1 Oz

Item Length9.8 in

Item Width8.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2015-034610

ReviewsEvery page of text in Jellyfish has facts as fascinating as these, woven into a thorough coverage of jellyfish history, biology and ecology. Gershwin, a marine biologist who has discovered over 200 new species of jellyfish, does an excellent job of combining a compelling narrative of 50 different jellyfish with luscious, I-can't-believe-they're-real photos. Put this book on your coffee table with caution--you might lose your guests as they submerge themselves into a book that's as exotic as it is absorbing., One resembles an exquisitely ruffled and pleated confection of pale silk chiffon; another, a tangle of bioluminescent necklaces cascading from a bauble. Both marine drifters ( Desmonema glaciale and Physalia ) feature in jellyfish expert Gershwin's absorbing coffee-table book on this transparent group with three evolutionary lineages. Succinct science is intercut with surreal portraiture -- from the twinkling Santa's hat jellyfish ( Periphylla periphylla ) to the delicate blue by-the-wind sailor ( Velella velella )., "One resembles an exquisitely ruffled and pleated confection of pale silk chiffon; another, a tangle of bioluminescent necklaces cascading from a bauble. Both marine drifters ( Desmonema glaciale and Physalia ) feature in jellyfish expert Gershwin's absorbing coffee-table book on this transparent group with three evolutionary lineages. Succinct science is intercut with surreal portraiture -- from the twinkling Santa's hat jellyfish ( Periphylla periphylla ) to the delicate blue by-the-wind sailor ( Velella velella )." , "This beautifully illustrated guide introduces readers to the diversity of jellyfish and provides a primer on the seemingly alien animals' physiology, ecology, and evolution." , "Every page of text in Jellyfish has facts as fascinating as these, woven into a thorough coverage of jellyfish history, biology and ecology. Gershwin, a marine biologist who has discovered over 200 new species of jellyfish, does an excellent job of combining a compelling narrative of 50 different jellyfish with luscious, I-can't-believe-they're-real photos. Put this book on your coffee table with caution--you might lose your guests as they submerge themselves into a book that's as exotic as it is absorbing." , This beautifully illustrated guide introduces readers to the diversity of jellyfish and provides a primer on the seemingly alien animals' physiology, ecology, and evolution.

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal593.53

SynopsisJellyfish are some of the most alluring and ethereal of ocean creatures, and have floated the world's seas for at least 500 million years, among the oldest of life forms. They also are among the most resilient, and have been blooming in the wake of environmental change. Some scientists predict they could become among the greatest living populations on earth in years ahead, and their proliferation is closing beaches and nuclear power plants alike. So it's important that we get to know them better, and this exquisite guide offers that opportunity. Sea Jellies is an alluring look at this remarkable, beautiful, and deadly group. Each of 50 species is photographed fifty photographed profiles of individual jelly species that explores their anatomy, life history, taxonomy, and ecology. The stories in Sea Jellies are spellbindingly different; true alien tales of the oceans incredible drifters., Jellyfish, with their undulating umbrella-shaped bells and sprawling tentacles, are as fascinating and beautiful as they are frightening and dangerous. They are found in every ocean at every depth, and they are the oldest multi-organed life form on the planet, having inhabited the ocean for more than five hundred million years. In many places they are also vastly increasing in number, and these population blooms may be an ominous indicator of the rising temperatures and toxicity of the world's oceans. Jellyfish presents these aquarium favorites in all their extraordinary and captivating beauty. Fifty unique species, from stalked jellyfish to black sea nettles, are presented in stunning color photographs along with the most current scientific information on their anatomy, history, distribution, position in the water, and environmental status. Foremost jellyfish expert Lisa-ann Gershwin provides an insightful look at the natural history and biology of each of these spellbinding creatures, while offering a timely take on their place in the rapidly changing and deteriorating condition of the oceans. Readers will learn about immortal jellyfish who live and die and live again as well as those who camouflage themselves amid sea grasses and shells, hiding in plain sight. Approachably written and based in the latest science and ecology, this colorful book provides an authoritative guide to these ethereal marine wonders.

LC Classification NumberQL377.S4G46 2016