Ocean Life FROM THE PUBLISHER
From the shallows of the shoreline to the inky black trenches cutting across the floor, oceans house a complex and varied ecosystem. The sea's intricate food webs support more life by weight and a greater diversity of animals than anywhere else on the planet. Through awe-inspiring color photography, move through the waves and dive deep into the ocean's waters. Here, great white whales swim gracefully in spite of their enormous bulk, and massive coral reefs, built by countless millions of tiny creatures, grow. Further below, organisms feed off the chemicals pouring from volcanic chimneys, and at the very bottom, where intense pressure makes exploration virtually impossible, radically different life forms reside in a range of habitats. Special sections cover such subjects as dolphins, hammerheads, coral photography, and camouflage in detail, as well as the devastation wrought to this watery environment by humans--and what's being done to protect it.
FROM THE CRITICS
Library Journal
Writer and photographer Morgan and biologist and teacher Lalor have teamed up to produce a magnificent and fascinating visual tour of a world that most of us never see. Moving out to sea from the shoreline, the book takes the reader to the open ocean, the coral reef, the seabed, and, finally, for a look into the future. Special sections are devoted to such subjects as dolphins and coral reef photography. In both text and photos, the authors show the reader the threats to and problems facing the oceans as a result of human behavior. All is not gloom and doom, however. Restoration projects, water treatment successes, and other protection activities are shown as well. Larger and more comprehensive than Erich Hoyt's Creatures of the Deep (LJ 12/01), Ocean Life is highly recommended for all general collections. Mary J. Nickum, Lakewood, CO Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
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