The Silent Deep
The Discovery, Ecology, and Conservation of the Deep Sea
312 pages, 16 color plates, 75 halftones 8-1/4 x 9-1/2
©
2007
Cloth $35.00
ISBN: 9780226451251
Published April 2007
Not for sale in Australia and New Zealand
Paper $22.50
ISBN: 9780226451268
Published March 2009
Not for sale in Australia and New Zealand
PART I: The Early History of Deep-Sea Exploration
1. The rise of Deep-Sea Exploration: early Paradigms
2. On the Shoulders of Giants: The Challenger Expedition
PART II: The Ecology of the Deep Sea
3. Life in the Twilight Zone and Beyond
4. Bugs in the Mud: The Lilliputian Fauna of the Deep Sea Floor
5. Vents, Seeps, and Whale falls: Alternative Sources in the Deep Sea
6. Seamounts and Deepwater Coral Reefs
PART III: The Human Footprint across the Deep Sea
7. Dumping and Pollution
8. Mining and the Deep Sea
9. Climate Change
10. Deepwater Fisheries: No More Oxymoron
11. The Way Forward: Conservation and Policy Options (written with Kristina Gjerde)
Glossary
Notes
Index
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