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The Resource The brilliant abyss : exploring the majestic hidden life of the deep ocean and the looming threat that imperils it, Helen Scales

The brilliant abyss : exploring the majestic hidden life of the deep ocean and the looming threat that imperils it, Helen Scales

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"The oceans have always shaped human lives," writes marine biologist Helen Scales in her vibrant new book The Brilliant Abyss, but the surface and the very edges have so far mattered the most. "However, one way or another, the future ocean is the deep ocean." A golden era of deep-sea discovery is underway. Revolutionary studies in the deep are rewriting the very notion of life on Earth and the rules of what is possible. In the process, the abyss is being revealed as perhaps the most amazing part of our planet, with a topography even more varied and extreme than its Earthbound counterpart. Teeming with unsuspected life, an extraordinary interconnected ecosystem deep below the waves has a huge effect on our daily lives, influencing climate and weather systems worldwide. Currently the fantastic creatures that live in the deep-many of them incandescent in a world without light-and its formations trap vast quantities of carbon that would otherwise poison our atmosphere; and novel bacteria as yet undiscovered hold the promise of potent new medicines. Yet the deep also contains huge mineral riches lusted after by many nations and corporations; mining them could ultimately devastate the planet, compounding the deepening impacts of ubiquitous pollutants and rampant overfishing. Eloquently and passionately, Helen Scales brings to life the majesty and mystery of an alien realm that nonetheless sustains us, while urgently making clear the price we could pay if it is further disrupted. The Brilliant Abyss is at once a revelation and a clarion call to preserve this vast unseen world"--
Language
eng
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Publication
Edition
  • First edition.
  • First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Extent
xiv, 286 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Contents
  • Prelude
  • PART 1. EXPLORE. Here is the deep
  • The whale and the worm
  • Caught in a jelly web
  • In a chemical world
  • Highs and lows
  • PART 2. DEPEND. Deep matters
  • Deep cures
  • PART 3. EXPLOIT. Fishing deep
  • The eternal junkyard
  • What's mine is yours
  • PART 4. PRESERVE. Green vs blue
  • A sanctuary in the deep
  • Epilogue
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9780802158222
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The brilliant abyss : exploring the majestic hidden life of the deep ocean and the looming threat that imperils it
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The brilliant abyss
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exploring the majestic hidden life of the deep ocean and the looming threat that imperils it
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Helen Scales
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
"The oceans have always shaped human lives," writes marine biologist Helen Scales in her vibrant new book The Brilliant Abyss, but the surface and the very edges have so far mattered the most. "However, one way or another, the future ocean is the deep ocean." A golden era of deep-sea discovery is underway. Revolutionary studies in the deep are rewriting the very notion of life on Earth and the rules of what is possible. In the process, the abyss is being revealed as perhaps the most amazing part of our planet, with a topography even more varied and extreme than its Earthbound counterpart. Teeming with unsuspected life, an extraordinary interconnected ecosystem deep below the waves has a huge effect on our daily lives, influencing climate and weather systems worldwide. Currently the fantastic creatures that live in the deep-many of them incandescent in a world without light-and its formations trap vast quantities of carbon that would otherwise poison our atmosphere; and novel bacteria as yet undiscovered hold the promise of potent new medicines. Yet the deep also contains huge mineral riches lusted after by many nations and corporations; mining them could ultimately devastate the planet, compounding the deepening impacts of ubiquitous pollutants and rampant overfishing. Eloquently and passionately, Helen Scales brings to life the majesty and mystery of an alien realm that nonetheless sustains us, while urgently making clear the price we could pay if it is further disrupted. The Brilliant Abyss is at once a revelation and a clarion call to preserve this vast unseen world"--
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10973351
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Scales, Helen
Dewey number
551.46
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
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bibliography
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True
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  • Ocean
  • Oceanography
  • Marine ecology
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adult
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exploring the majestic hidden life of the deep ocean, and the looming threat that imperils it
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The brilliant abyss : exploring the majestic hidden life of the deep ocean and the looming threat that imperils it, Helen Scales
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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rdacarrier
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Contents
Prelude -- PART 1. EXPLORE. Here is the deep -- The whale and the worm -- Caught in a jelly web -- In a chemical world -- Highs and lows -- PART 2. DEPEND. Deep matters -- Deep cures -- PART 3. EXPLOIT. Fishing deep -- The eternal junkyard -- What's mine is yours -- PART 4. PRESERVE. Green vs blue -- A sanctuary in the deep -- Epilogue
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
  • First edition.
  • First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Extent
xiv, 286 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780802158222
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(hb)
Lccn
2021025313
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations, map
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(OCoLC)1255520862
Label
The brilliant abyss : exploring the majestic hidden life of the deep ocean and the looming threat that imperils it, Helen Scales
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
  • cartographic image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
  • cri
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
Prelude -- PART 1. EXPLORE. Here is the deep -- The whale and the worm -- Caught in a jelly web -- In a chemical world -- Highs and lows -- PART 2. DEPEND. Deep matters -- Deep cures -- PART 3. EXPLOIT. Fishing deep -- The eternal junkyard -- What's mine is yours -- PART 4. PRESERVE. Green vs blue -- A sanctuary in the deep -- Epilogue
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
  • First edition.
  • First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Extent
xiv, 286 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780802158222
Isbn Type
(hb)
Lccn
2021025313
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations, map
System control number
(OCoLC)1255520862

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