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Ocean : earth's last wilderness Cover Image Book

Ocean : earth's last wilderness / David Attenborough, Colin Butfield.

Attenborough, David, 1926- (author.). Butfield, Colin, (author.).

Summary:

"Through personal stories, history and cutting-edge science, Ocean uncovers the mystery, the wonder, and the frailty of the most unexplored habitat on our planet-the one which shapes the land we live on, regulates our climate, and creates the air we breathe. This book showcases the oceans' remarkable resilience: they can, and in some cases have, recovered the fastest, if we only give them the chance. Drawing a course across David Attenborough's own lifetime, Ocean takes readers on an adventure-laden voyage through eight unique ocean habitats, countless intriguing species, and the most astounding discoveries of the last 100 years, to a future vision of a fully restored marine world-one even more spectacular than we could possibly hope for. Ocean reveals the past, present and potential future of our blue planet. It is a book almost a century in the making, but one that has never been more urgently needed"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781538772294
  • ISBN: 1538772299
  • ISBN: 9781538777350
  • ISBN: 1538777355
  • Physical Description: xi, 384 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First GCP edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group, 2025.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Published in Great Britain by John Murray (Publishers) in 2025."--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographic references (pages 343-366) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Author's note -- Preface -- Part one: In the lifetime of a single blue whale -- Part two: Our ocean world. Coral reef ; The deep ; Kelp forest ; Arctic ; Mangroves ; Oceanic islands and seamounts ; Southern Ocean -- Part three: In a single human generation -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments -- Picture credits -- Sources and further reading -- Index.

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Subject:
Ocean.
Marine ecology > Environmental aspects.
Marine ecology > Health aspects.
Marine animals > Ecology.
Marine algae > Ecology.
Underwater exploration.
Marine ecology.
Marine animals.
Genre:
Informational works.

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  • 33 of 40 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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