The Mysterious World of the Northern Seas
39.99 €
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The Mysterious World of the Northern Seas
39.99 €
At the very north of our green planet lies a vast expanse known as the Russian North or Russian Arctic. This is the Arctic Ocean, home to a rich flora and fauna. The underwater world of the Arctic seas is harsh and unique, yet beautiful and captivating in its own way. Here, in the darkness and cold, beneath the greenish canopy of sea waves and ice, true corals thrive, enormous strands of yellow and brown kelp stir, wily cyanea jellyfish spread their hunting nets, and vibrant sea anemones unfurl their multicolored tentacles to catch plankton, jellyfish, crustaceans, and small fish. The seabed is adorned with vibrant starfish, and among them clusters of green sea urchins. The rocks and stones are covered with a continuous carpet of colorful sponges, and sea cucumbers, or sea cucumbers, also nest here. Cold waters harbor a rich world of phytoplankton and zooplankton, aquatic plants, mollusks, sponges, crustaceans, and echinoderms. There's not a single patch of bare rock underwater—everything is covered in multi-layered growths of a wide variety of underwater creatures, forming resilient marine ecosystems.
The authors, professional biologists and divers, have managed to lift the veil of mystery from this wondrous, sparkling world, revealing the underwater life of unique creatures that survive in the harsh Arctic waters, locked away for six months by emerald ice and hummocks. The first two chapters of the book are devoted to the northern seas, their ecology, ice conditions, and the process of diving in cold Arctic waters. The other two describe the underwater life of marine life—all those sea anemones, corals, mollusks, echinoderms, crustaceans, fish, pinnipeds, and whales—as well as the changing seasons in the Arctic.
Intended for all naturalists and nature lovers.
The authors, professional biologists and divers, have managed to lift the veil of mystery from this wondrous, sparkling world, revealing the underwater life of unique creatures that survive in the harsh Arctic waters, locked away for six months by emerald ice and hummocks. The first two chapters of the book are devoted to the northern seas, their ecology, ice conditions, and the process of diving in cold Arctic waters. The other two describe the underwater life of marine life—all those sea anemones, corals, mollusks, echinoderms, crustaceans, fish, pinnipeds, and whales—as well as the changing seasons in the Arctic.
Intended for all naturalists and nature lovers.
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