| International Standard Book Number |
9781771646048
|
| International Standard Book Number |
1771646047
|
| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
578.77
|
| Personal Name |
Bagusche, Frauke, 1978- author.
|
| Title Statement |
The blue wonder : why the sea glows, fish sing, and other astonishing insights from the ocean / Frauke Bagusche ; foreword by Jill Heinerth ; translated by Jamie McIntosh.
|
| Varying Form of Title |
Why the sea glows, fish sing, and other astonishing insights from the ocean.
|
| Imprint |
Vancouver : Greystone Books, 2021.
|
| Physical Description |
xvi, 264 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
|
| General Note |
Originally published in German as Das Blaue Wunder: Warum das Meer leuchtet, Fische singen und unsere Beziehung zum Meer so besonders ist by Frauke Bagusche 2019 Ludwig Verlag.
|
| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-243) and index.
|
| Formatted Contents Note |
The secret global domination of plankton -- Coral reefs, the nurseries of the sea -- (In)finite blue -- The secrets of the deep -- Sex and the sea -- Endangered blue wonder -- The future of the sea=our future.
|
| Summary, Etc. |
"Astonishing events occur beneath the sea: a mysterious glow beckons at night, the smallest organisms play the largest role, and fish, who seem so taciturn, converse with each other - loudly. But we only know a fraction of the sea, despite its size and intrigue - even the moon's surface has been studied more than the ocean's depths. In The Blue Wonder, marine biologist and diver Frauke Bagusche brings readers on a fascinating and beautiful deep-sea dive into the ocean. Drawing on scientific discoveries and playful analogies to explain its mysteries, she reveals deep-sea reefs that glitter like glass, an octopus that imitates more than fifteen other animals, weddings that happen amongst the coral, underwater drugstores, and even fish that clean her own teeth. With the heart of a poet and the reason of a scientist, Bagusche awakens our love for the sea and the desire to protect this vital habitat far into the future."--book jacket.
|
| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Marine ecology.
|
| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Marine biology.
|
| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Heinerth, Jill, writer of foreword.
|
| Added Entry, Personal Name |
McIntosh, Jamie, translator.
|