Creatures of the Deep: In Search of the Sea's Monsters and the World They Live in - Hardcover

Hoyt, Erich

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1552093409 ISBN 13: 9781552093405

Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

This text tells the story of the discovery of the deep ocean. Weaving together details from the latest scientific research about sharks, giant squid, dragonfish and the huge tubeworm, clams and tiny microbes of the deep-sea vents, the author embarks on a journey to the bottom of the sea, which is inhabited not by vicious monsters but by diverse species of pale starfish and mud-eating sea cucumbers. Roaming across the abyssal plains and descending deep-sea trenches, the book presents as much about the character and charisma of these and other so-called monsters as about the extraordinary environment in which they live. The deep sea is not one place but many, and the animals living in each of these marine habitats have developed fascinating and vital ecological relationships with one another. Illustrated with 100 colour photographs.

About this title

About the Author

Has spent his life on or beneath the sea, working with whales and dolphins and marine conservation. He lives and works in Scotland where he is based on a marine research station in the Orkneys.

Edition details

• Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1552093409
• ISBN 13: 9781552093405
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160