Secrets of the Seas
A Journey into the Heart of the Oceans
1st Edition
Published on 22. September 2016
240 pages
978-1-4729-2763-7 (ISBN)
Description
Our seas are host to an extraordinary variety of plant and animal life, but much of it remains mysterious and great imagery is surprisingly hard to find.
Alex Mustard is one of the world's leading underwater photographers and his images are so crisp and immediate that the animals seem to swim out of the water towards you. This beautiful book gathers together a selection of his award-winning images and a number of new ones to create a vivid picture of the seas and oceans and the animals that inhabit them, each chapter accompanied by a 1500 word essay and extended captions written by leading natural history writer, Professor Callum Roberts.
The text addresses the issue of change in the oceans along with tales of oceanography, marine life and human history in the seas and aims to help the reader to get to know the oceans, understand how marine animals live their lives and how they have, are and may well adapt to change.
Alex Mustard is one of the world's leading underwater photographers and his images are so crisp and immediate that the animals seem to swim out of the water towards you. This beautiful book gathers together a selection of his award-winning images and a number of new ones to create a vivid picture of the seas and oceans and the animals that inhabit them, each chapter accompanied by a 1500 word essay and extended captions written by leading natural history writer, Professor Callum Roberts.
The text addresses the issue of change in the oceans along with tales of oceanography, marine life and human history in the seas and aims to help the reader to get to know the oceans, understand how marine animals live their lives and how they have, are and may well adapt to change.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Digital)
Illustrations
More than 200 colour photographs
ISBN-13
978-1-4729-2763-7 (9781472927637)
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09/2016
Bloomsbury Natural History
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Persons
Dr Alex Mustard is a marine biologist and one of the world's best underwater photographers. His stunning images of the marine world have earned him many awards and his fresh approach enables us to see creatures and their habitats in a new light. This book contains some of his award-winning images as well as new material from recent.
Professor Callum Roberts is a marine conservation biologist in the Environment department at the University of York. He is a prolific author and researcher and has advised US, British and Caribbean governments on the creation of marine reserves. He is best known for his work on marine reserves, protected areas and assessing the dramatic recovery of fish and other animals after protection.
Professor Callum Roberts is a marine conservation biologist in the Environment department at the University of York. He is a prolific author and researcher and has advised US, British and Caribbean governments on the creation of marine reserves. He is best known for his work on marine reserves, protected areas and assessing the dramatic recovery of fish and other animals after protection.
Content
Introduction
Riches beyond measure
What is natural?
Perfection in motion
Transitions
Spineless
Seaweed cathedrals
The nature of beauty
Sea change
Desert ocean
Back from the brink
Index
Riches beyond measure
What is natural?
Perfection in motion
Transitions
Spineless
Seaweed cathedrals
The nature of beauty
Sea change
Desert ocean
Back from the brink
Index
