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Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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"While on assignment in Greece, journalist James Nestor witnessed something that confounded him: a man diving 300 feet below the ocean's surface on a single breath of air and returning four minutes later, unharmed and smiling. This man was a freediver, and his amphibious abilities inspired Nestor to seek out the secrets of this little-known discipline. In Deep, Nestor embeds with a gang of extreme athletes and renegade researchers who are transforming...
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Language
English
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Silent Spring author Rachel Carson's early masterwork brings to life the elegiac, subtle beauty of birds and the sea, blending her natural storytelling ability with clear-eyed science In her first book, preeminent nature writer Rachel Carson tells the story of the sea creatures and birds that dwell in and around the waters along North America's eastern coast-and the delicately balanced ecosystem that sustains them. Following the life cycles of...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Through stories of history, culture, and animals, the author explains how water temperature, salinity, gravity, and the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates all interact in a complex dance, supporting life at the smallest scale—plankton—and the largest—giant sea turtles, whales, humankind. From the ancient Polynesians who navigated the Pacific by reading the waves, to permanent residents of the deep such as the Greenland shark that can live...
7) Ocean life
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Language
English
Description
Describes the ocean and some of the creatures which live there.
Author
Series
Living earth ; 10
Publisher
Danbury Press
Pub. Date
[1977?]
Language
English
Description
Discusses the vast resources and variety of life found in the world's oceans.
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Series
URI marine technical reports ; 70,71
Publisher
University of Rhode Island. [Graduate School of Oceanography]
Pub. Date
1979.
Language
English
Author
Series
Very short introductions ; 354
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Oceans cover over 70% of the Earth's surface and the marine environment supports a vast variety of life, from bacteria and plankton to the blue whale. In this Very Short Introduction, Philip V. Mladenov describes the various marine ecosystems from shorelines and coral reefs to the depths of the ocean, and their diversity of organisms. He explains the crucial role of marine life in the cycling of nutrients; the threats from overfishing, pollution,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"To explore the deep sea, oceanographers climb into submersibles and employ ROVs to find out more about the ocean and ocean floor. Journey with them to the deep sea. Explains the technology for exploration and the kinds of animals found at different sea levels"--Amazon.