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Creatures of the deep : in search of the sea's monsters and the world they live in / Erich Hoyt.

Summary:

Weaving together details from the latest scientific research about sharks, giant squid, dragonfish, huge tube worms, clams and tiny microbes of the deep-sea vents, Hoyt embarks on a magical journey roaming across the abyssal plains and descending into deep-sea trenches more than 20,000 feet down.

Record details

ISBN: 9780228103295
ISBN: 0228103290
Physical Description: 288 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 28 cm
Edition: Updated third edition, PB.
Publisher: Buffalo, New York ; Firefly Books, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Part one. Down through the layers ; The layers of the sea ; Surface waters: the Epipelagic (Euphotic) Zone ; Middle waters: the Mesopelagic (Disphotic) Zone ; Deep waters: the Bathypelagic (Aphotic) Zone ; Deeper waters: the Abyssopelagic Zone ; Deepest waters: the Hadal Zone -- Part two. A fish-eat-fish world ; Planktonic dramas ; The cosmopolitan copepod ; Jellyfish: biding time ; Big sharks 1: the plankton-strainers ; Dancing with squid ; Big sharks 2: the flesh-eaters ; Killer whale vs shark ; Down deep with dragonfish ; The web -- Part three. Trekking down the ridge ; The longest mountain chain in the world ; The world ocean floor ; Creatures in the sulfur garden ; Farther along the ridge and back in time ; Black smokers and new life-forms ; Life among the archaeans -- Part four. Counting the citizens of the sea ; The census of marine life ; Finding a place for ocean citizens to live ; Deciding on the kind of ocean we want or life among the jellyfish ; Epilogue.
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR UG 9.9 8 71319.