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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Hoyt, Erich, author.     Subjects     Marine plankton.     Marine plankton -- Vertical distribution.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Hoyt, Erich, author.       by title:      Planktonia : the nig...         MARC Display

Planktonia : the nightly migration of the ocean's smallest creatures / Erich Hoyt. by Hoyt, Erich, author. Buffalo, New York : Firefly Books, 2022. Subjects Marine plankton.   Marine plankton -- Vertical distribution. ISBN:  9780228103837 (hardcover) : 0228103835 (hardcover) Description:  176 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm Contents:  Introducing a cast of trillions -- Hawai'i : from bluewater to blackwater -- Awesome anilao -- The Gulf Stream procession of life -- Blackwater white sea -- The precious life of plankton -- Blackwater unlimited -- From blackwater passion to protection. Requests:  0 Summary:  "When people hear the word 'migration,' they think of animals that move from a feeding area to a breeding area and back each year. But the greatest migration on Earth happens twice every night. The movement is largely vertical and performed by plankton followed by predatory fish, squid, octopus and other species that have acquired a taste for plankton. The migration starts deep in the waters of the ocean at sunset. As they move, the plankton nibble on plant plankton and other tasty morsels in the water and, eventually, some on each other. The feeding ends just before dawn when the plankton retreat to the depths of the ocean to hide during the day until the next evening, when they migrate back up the water column. In Planktonia, Erich Hoyt invites readers to dive into the dazzling nighttime ocean. Countless microscopic plankton--larval creatures such as ornate ghost pipefish, left-handed hermit crabs and bony-eared assfish--ascend to the upper waters to feed, returning to the depths before sunrise. These tiny planktonic creatures are delicate and beautiful; some look terrifying; and most look nothing like the creatures they will become as adults. This great vertical migration attracts larger adult creatures, too, from the solitary 6-inch (15 cm) bigfin reef squid and the fierce and hungry 6 1/2 foot (2 m) female blanket octopus, which is up to 40,000 times heavier than her male mate. Everyone comes here for the midnight feast, and they are all ravenously hungry"--Provided by publisher.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status Due Date   Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 578.776 Ho Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 578.776 Hoyt Checked out 05/29/2024 Add Copy to MyList Kailua Public Library Adult Nonfiction 578.776 Ho Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Kailua-Kona Public Library Adult Nonfiction 578.776 Ho Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Makawao Public Library Adult Nonfiction 578.776 Ho Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 578.776 Ho Checked In   Add Copy to MyList

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