The Sparkling Abyss: What secrets does the ocean hide and what threatens its deep-sea inhabitants?
The Sparkling Abyss: What secrets does the ocean hide and what threatens its deep-sea inhabitants?
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What lies hidden in the dark, deep abyss? And how does the aquatic ecosystem influence our daily lives?
Popular marine biologist Helen Skiles has the answers to these questions. The deep sea holds many wonders, but all of them will soon be gone. Perhaps along with our planet. The author, a marine biologist, describes the most astonishing part of our planet, whose topography is even more diverse and extreme than that of its terrestrial counterpart. This is the realm of gelatinous creatures so fragile that they disintegrate at the touch and slip through your fingers when you try to grasp them. This colossal pressure, capable of destroying the cells of our bodies, causes no harm to deep-sea creatures. Billions and trillions of tiny glowing fish live here, constantly darting up and down in schools. Here live worms over two and a half meters long, crabs dance, and snails grow armor rivaling metal. Fantastic creatures living in the deep capture and sequester vast amounts of carbon that would otherwise poison our atmosphere, and new, undiscovered bacteria promise to create powerful new medicines. But deep-sea mining, fishing, and oil drilling will soon completely destroy the marine ecosystem, leaving our world vulnerable and desolate. In this book, Helen Skiles explains in clear and accessible language why the ocean is so vital and valuable to the planet and our survival.
Popular marine biologist Helen Skiles has the answers to these questions. The deep sea holds many wonders, but all of them will soon be gone. Perhaps along with our planet. The author, a marine biologist, describes the most astonishing part of our planet, whose topography is even more diverse and extreme than that of its terrestrial counterpart. This is the realm of gelatinous creatures so fragile that they disintegrate at the touch and slip through your fingers when you try to grasp them. This colossal pressure, capable of destroying the cells of our bodies, causes no harm to deep-sea creatures. Billions and trillions of tiny glowing fish live here, constantly darting up and down in schools. Here live worms over two and a half meters long, crabs dance, and snails grow armor rivaling metal. Fantastic creatures living in the deep capture and sequester vast amounts of carbon that would otherwise poison our atmosphere, and new, undiscovered bacteria promise to create powerful new medicines. But deep-sea mining, fishing, and oil drilling will soon completely destroy the marine ecosystem, leaving our world vulnerable and desolate. In this book, Helen Skiles explains in clear and accessible language why the ocean is so vital and valuable to the planet and our survival.
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