The Sparkling Abyss: What secrets does the ocean hide and what threatens its deep-sea inhabitants?
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The Sparkling Abyss: What secrets does the ocean hide and what threatens its deep-sea inhabitants?
14.99 €
What does the dark, deep abyss hide? And what impact does the aquatic ecosystem have on our daily lives?
Popular marine biologist Helen Skiles knows the answers to these questions. The depths of the sea hold many wonders, but all of these will soon be gone. Perhaps along with our planet. The author, a marine biologist, tells us about the most amazing part of our planet, whose topography is even more diverse and extreme than its terrestrial counterpart. It is a realm of jelly-like creatures so fragile that they disintegrate at the touch and seep through your fingers when you try to pick them up. It's a colossal pressure that can destroy the cells of our bodies, but does the deep-sea creatures no harm. There are billions and trillions of tiny, glowing fish that constantly swim up and down in flocks. Here live worms more than two and a half meters long, crabs dance, and snails grow armor, not inferior to metal armor. Fantastic creatures living in the deep capture and sequester vast quantities of carbon that would otherwise poison our atmosphere; and new, undiscovered bacteria promise to create powerful new medicines. But deep-sea mining, fishing, and oil drilling will soon completely destroy the marine ecosystem, leaving our world vulnerable and empty. In this book, Helen Skiles explains in clear and accessible language why the ocean is so important and valuable to the planet and our survival.
Popular marine biologist Helen Skiles knows the answers to these questions. The depths of the sea hold many wonders, but all of these will soon be gone. Perhaps along with our planet. The author, a marine biologist, tells us about the most amazing part of our planet, whose topography is even more diverse and extreme than its terrestrial counterpart. It is a realm of jelly-like creatures so fragile that they disintegrate at the touch and seep through your fingers when you try to pick them up. It's a colossal pressure that can destroy the cells of our bodies, but does the deep-sea creatures no harm. There are billions and trillions of tiny, glowing fish that constantly swim up and down in flocks. Here live worms more than two and a half meters long, crabs dance, and snails grow armor, not inferior to metal armor. Fantastic creatures living in the deep capture and sequester vast quantities of carbon that would otherwise poison our atmosphere; and new, undiscovered bacteria promise to create powerful new medicines. But deep-sea mining, fishing, and oil drilling will soon completely destroy the marine ecosystem, leaving our world vulnerable and empty. In this book, Helen Skiles explains in clear and accessible language why the ocean is so important and valuable to the planet and our survival.
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