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001 2014901153
003 DLC
005 20150422094730.0
008 150120t20142014onca b 001 0 eng
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020 $a9781770852815
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035 $a(OCoLC)ocn871769139
040 $aNLC$beng$cNLC$erda$dOCLCF$dIH7$dOI6$dOBE$dILC$dYAM$dUKMGB$dYDXCP$dOCLCQ$dWAU$dDLC
042 $alccopycat
050 00 $aQL125.5$b.H688 2014
082 04 $a591.77$223
100 1 $aHoyt, Erich,$eauthor.
245 10 $aCreatures of the deep :$bin search of the sea's monsters and the world they live in /$cErich Hoyt.
250 $aSecond edition, updated and expanded.
264 1 $aRichmond Hill, Ontario ;$aBuffalo, New York :$bFirefly Books,$c2014.
264 4 $c©2014
300 $a288 pages :$bcolour illustrations ;$c29 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aIn this updated and expanded edition of Creatures of the Deep, award winning nature and science writer Erich Hoyt gives readers a glimpse of the amazing variety of creatures found in the deepest parts of the ocean. Weaving together details from the latest scientific research about sharks, giant squid, dragonfish, huge tube worms, clams and tiny microbes of the deep sea vents, Hoyt embarks on a magical journey roaming across the abyssal plains and descending into deep sea trenches more than 20,000 feet down. Hoyt unravels the complex predator-prey relationships, from "killer" copepods to battles between giant squid and sperm whales, presenting compelling portraits of animals that are superbly adapted denizens of a dark high pressure world. There are life forms, independent of sunlight and photosynthesis, which flourish around the hot, sulfurous deep sea vents in the magnificent rift valley of the mid ocean ridge, the world's longest mountain range. Surviving in conditions that appear to be close to the very soup of primordial Earth, these microbes have become the basis for the latest research into Earth's origins. Fully illustrated with fantastic underwater imagery.--$cSource other than Library of Congress.
650 0 $aMarine animals.
650 0 $aAbyssal zone.
650 6 $aFaune marine.
650 6 $aAbysses.
650 7 $aAbyssal zone.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00794929
650 7 $aMarine animals.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01009386
650 7 $aSea monsters.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01110069
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1507/2014901153-d.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1507/2014901153-b.html