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The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss
University Of Chicago Press
March 2007
On Sale: March 15, 2007
256 pages
ISBN: 0226595668
EAN: 9780226595665
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Photography
On dry land, most organisms are confined to the surface, or
at most to altitudes of a hundred meters—the height of the
tallest trees. In the oceans, though, living space has both
vertical and horizontal dimensions: with an average depth of
3800 meters, the oceans offer 99% of the space on Earth
where life can develop. And the deep sea, which has been
immersed in total darkness since the dawn of time, occupies
85% of ocean space, forming the planet’s largest habitat.
Yet these depths abound with mystery. The deep sea is mostly
uncharted—only about 5 percent of the seafloor has been
mapped with any reasonable degree of detail—and we know very
little about the creatures that call it home. Current
estimates about the number of species yet to be found vary
between ten and thirty million. The deep sea no longer has
anything to prove; it is without doubt Earth’s largest
reservoir of life.
Combining the latest scientific discoveries with astonishing
color imagery, The Deep takes readers on a voyage into the
darkest realms of the ocean. Revealing nature’s oddest and
most mesmerizing creatures in crystalline detail, The Deep
features more than two hundred color photographs of
terrifying sea monsters, living fossils, and ethereal
bioluminescent creatures, some photographed here for the
very first time. Accompanying these breathtaking photographs
are contributions from some of the world’s most respected
researchers that examine the biology of deep-sea organisms,
the ecology of deep-sea habitats, and the history of
deep-sea exploration.
An unforgettable visual and scientific tour of the teeming
abyss, The Deep celebrates the incredible diversity of life
on Earth and will captivate anyone intrigued by the
unseen—and unimaginable—creatures of the deep sea.
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