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Creatures of the deep : in search of the sea's monsters and the world they live in / Erich Hoyt.
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. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Marine animals. Abyssal zone. Deep-sea animals. Marine ecology. |
Available copies
- 9 of 9 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
- 1 of 1 copy available at De Soto. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| De Soto Public Library | 591.77 HOYT Erich (Text) | 33858000015722 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Pleasant Hill | 591.77 HOY 2021 (Text) | 0002205505726 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Little Dixie - Huntsville | 591.77 HOYT (Text) | 2004684313 | Non-Fiction Shelves | Available | - |
| Little Dixie - Main Library - Moberly | 591.77 HOYT (Text) | 2004684283 | Non-Fiction Shelves | Available | - |
| Little Dixie - Main Library - Moberly | 591.77 HOYT (Text) | 2004684291 | Non-Fiction Shelves | Available | - |
| Little Dixie - Main Library - Moberly | 591.77 HOYT (Text) | 2004684321 | Non-Fiction Shelves | Available | - |
| Little Dixie - Paris | 591.77 HOYT (Text) | 2004684305 | Non-Fiction Shelves | Available | - |
| Livingston County Library - Main Library | 591.77 HOYT (Text)
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2022 SRP
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2601954817 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Polk County Library-Bolivar | 591.77 HOY (Text) | 34531000319295 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
