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THE EXTREME LIFE OF THE SEA
A thrilling tour of the sea's most extreme species, written by one of the world's leading marine scientists.
The ocean teems with life that thrives under difficult situations in unusual environments. THE EXTREME LIFE OF THE SEA takes readers to the absolute limits of the aquatic worldthe fastest and deepest, the hottest and oldest creatures of the oceans. It dives into the icy Arctic and boiling hydrothermal vents, and exposes the eternal darkness of the deepest undersea trenches to show how marine life thrives against the odds. This thrilling book brings to life the sea's most extreme species, and reveals how they succeed across the wide expanse of the world's global ocean.
Coauthored by Stephen Palumbi, one of today's leading marine scientists, THE EXTREME LIFE OF THE SEA tells the unforgettable stories of some of the most marvelous life forms on Earth, and the challenges they overcome to survive. Modern science and a simple narrative style give every reader a deep look at the lives of these species. THE EXTREME LIFE OF THE SEA shows you the world's oldest living species, narrates how flying fish strain to escape their predators, how predatory deep-sea fish use red search lights only they can see to find and attack food, and how, at the end of their lives, mother octopus dedicate themselves to raising their young. This wide-anging and highly accessible book also discusses how ocean adaptations can inspire innovative commercial productssuch as fan blades modeled on the flippers of humpback whalesand how climate change and overfishing could pose the greatest threat yet to our planet's tenacious marine life.
Stephen R. Palumbi is Professor of Biology and Director of the Hopkins Marine Station at Stanford University. His film projects include the BBC series The Future Is Wild, the History channel's Life after People, and the Short Attention Span Science Theater. His books include The Death and Life of Monterey Bay and The Evolution Explosion.
Anthony R. Palumbi, Stephen's son, is a science writer and novelist whose work has appeared in the Atlantic and other publications.
Coauthored by Stephen Palumbi, one of today's leading marine scientists, THE EXTREME LIFE OF THE SEA tells the unforgettable stories of some of the most marvelous life forms on Earth, and the challenges they overcome to survive. Modern science and a simple narrative style give every reader a deep look at the lives of these species. THE EXTREME LIFE OF THE SEA shows you the world's oldest living species, narrates how flying fish strain to escape their predators, how predatory deep-sea fish use red search lights only they can see to find and attack food, and how, at the end of their lives, mother octopus dedicate themselves to raising their young. This wide-anging and highly accessible book also discusses how ocean adaptations can inspire innovative commercial productssuch as fan blades modeled on the flippers of humpback whalesand how climate change and overfishing could pose the greatest threat yet to our planet's tenacious marine life.
Stephen R. Palumbi is Professor of Biology and Director of the Hopkins Marine Station at Stanford University. His film projects include the BBC series The Future Is Wild, the History channel's Life after People, and the Short Attention Span Science Theater. His books include The Death and Life of Monterey Bay and The Evolution Explosion.
Anthony R. Palumbi, Stephen's son, is a science writer and novelist whose work has appeared in the Atlantic and other publications.
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Published 2014-03-01 by Princeton University Press |