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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Scales, Helen, author.     Subjects     Ocean.     Oceanography.     Marine ecology.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Scales, Helen, author.       by title:      The brilliant abyss ...         MARC Display

The brilliant abyss : exploring the majestic hidden life of the deep ocean and the looming threat that imperils it / Helen Scales. by Scales, Helen, author. New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2021. Subjects Ocean.   Oceanography.   Marine ecology. ISBN:  9780802158222 hardcover 0802158226 hardcover Description:  xiv, 286 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm Edition:  First edition. First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition. Contents:  Prelude -- PART 1. EXPLORE. Here is the deep -- The whale and the worm -- Caught in a jelly web -- In a chemical world -- Highs and lows -- PART 2. DEPEND. Deep matters -- Deep cures -- PART 3. EXPLOIT. Fishing deep -- The eternal junkyard -- What's mine is yours -- PART 4. PRESERVE. Green vs blue -- A sanctuary in the deep -- Epilogue. Requests:  1 Summary:  "The oceans have always shaped human lives," writes marine biologist Helen Scales in her vibrant new book The Brilliant Abyss, but the surface and the very edges have so far mattered the most. "However, one way or another, the future ocean is the deep ocean." A golden era of deep-sea discovery is underway. Revolutionary studies in the deep are rewriting the very notion of life on Earth and the rules of what is possible. In the process, the abyss is being revealed as perhaps the most amazing part of our planet, with a topography even more varied and extreme than its Earthbound counterpart. Teeming with unsuspected life, an extraordinary interconnected ecosystem deep below the waves has a huge effect on our daily lives, influencing climate and weather systems worldwide. Currently the fantastic creatures that live in the deep-many of them incandescent in a world without light-and its formations trap vast quantities of carbon that would otherwise poison our atmosphere; and novel bacteria as yet undiscovered hold the promise of potent new medicines. Yet the deep also contains huge mineral riches lusted after by many nations and corporations; mining them could ultimately devastate the planet, compounding the deepening impacts of ubiquitous pollutants and rampant overfishing. Eloquently and passionately, Helen Scales brings to life the majesty and mystery of an alien realm that nonetheless sustains us, while urgently making clear the price we could pay if it is further disrupted. The Brilliant Abyss is at once a revelation and a clarion call to preserve this vast unseen world"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status Due Date   Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 551.46 Sc Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 551.46 Scales Checked out 07/13/2024 Add Copy to MyList Kapaa Public Library Adult Nonfiction 551.46 Sc Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Koloa P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 551.46 Sc Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Liliha Public Library Adult Nonfiction 551.46 Sc Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Makawao Public Library Adult Nonfiction 551.46 Sc Checked In   Add Copy to MyList

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