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Sto caricando le informazioni... The extreme life of the sea (edizione 2014)di Stephen R. Palumbi (Autore), Anthony R. Palumbi (Autore)
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. I love natural history books. But this one is an oddity, being written by a marine scientist and his son (who is a writer, not a scientist). As such, it contains a combination of very interesting scientific facts that I haven't seen written about elsewhere, scientific facts that most people already know, and pop culture references that will quickly become outdated and that make it seem as if the authors were trying to hard to be cute. The book's entries on the various "life" covered are also very, very short; at most a page or so. So, 5 stars for the interesting facts minus 2 stars for overly-short entries and writing that is trying to hard to be edgy. ( ) Eventually, I will give this a second try. I found it difficult. I actually loved the pop culture examples that another Good Reader found distracting. For me, this was so far afield of what I know about and the sea life is so contextually unfamiliar that the pop culture gave me analogies that I spoke my language. But, about 60% of the way through, it became a chore. to continue. That's probably unfair as it was well-written, so at some point hence it'll be worth a reboot in the reading rotation. Eventually, I will give this a second try. I found it difficult. I actually loved the pop culture examples that another Good Reader found distracting. For me, this was so far afield of what I know about and the sea life is so contextually unfamiliar that the pop culture gave me analogies that I spoke my language. But, about 60% of the way through, it became a chore. to continue. That's probably unfair as it was well-written, so at some point hence it'll be worth a reboot in the reading rotation. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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The ocean teems with life that thrives under difficult situations in unusual environments. The Extreme Life of the Sea takes readers to the absolute limits of the ocean world-the fastest and deepest, the hottest and oldest creatures of the oceans. It dives into the icy Arctic and boiling hydrothermal vents-and exposes the eternal darkness of the deepest undersea trenches-to show how marine life thrives against the odds. This thrilling book brings to life the sea's most extreme species, and tells their stories as characters in the drama of the oceans. Coauthored by Stephen Palumbi, one of today's leading marine scientists, The Extreme Life of the Sea tells the unforgettable tales of some of the most marvelous life forms on Earth, and the challenges they overcome to survive. Modern science and a fluid narrative style give every reader a deep look at the lives of these species.The Extreme Life of the Sea shows you the world's oldest living species. It describes how flying fish strain to escape their predators, how predatory deep-sea fish use red searchlights only they can see to find and attack food, and how, at the end of her life, a mother octopus dedicates herself to raising her batch of young. This wide-ranging and highly accessible book also shows how ocean adaptations can inspire innovative commercial products-such as fan blades modeled on the flippers of humpback whales-and how future extremes created by human changes to the oceans might push some of these amazing species over the edge.An enhanced edition is also available and includes eleven videos. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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