Screen LibrarySecrets of the seas : a journey into the heart of the oceans /
"Our seas are host to an extraordinary variety of plant and animal life, but much of it remains mysterious and great imagery is surprisingly hard to find. Alex Mustard is one of the world's leading underwater photographers and his images are so crisp and immediate that the animals seem to...
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Bloomsbury,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2016. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Our seas are host to an extraordinary variety of plant and animal life, but much of it remains mysterious and great imagery is surprisingly hard to find. Alex Mustard is one of the world's leading underwater photographers and his images are so crisp and immediate that the animals seem to swim out of the water towards you. The text addresses the issue of change in the oceans along with tales of oceanography, marine life and human history in the seas and aims to help the reader to get to know the oceans, understand how marine animals live their lives and how they have, are and may well adapt to change"-- |
| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Carrier Form: | 236 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm |
| ISBN: |
9781472927613 1472927613 |
| Index Number: | TR670 |
| CLC: | Q958.8-64 |
| Call Number: | Q958.8-64/M991 |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Riches beyond measure -- What is natural? -- Perfection in motion -- Transitions -- Spineless -- Seaweed cathedrals -- The nature of beauty -- Sea change -- Desert ocean -- Back from the brink -- Index. |