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Eyewitness ocean / written by Miranda MacQuitty ; photographed by Frank Greenaway.

By: Contributor(s): Series: DK eyewitness booksPublication details: New York, N.Y. : DK Pub., 2008.Edition: Rev. edDescription: 72 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) + 1 folded-out wall chartISBN:
  • 9780756637767
  • 0756637767
Other title:
  • Ocean
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 551.46 22
Contents:
Oceans of the past -- Oceans today -- Life in the oceans -- Waves and weather -- Sandy and muddy -- Soft seabed -- Rocks underwater -- On the rocks -- Coral kingdom -- Life on a coral reef -- Sea meadows -- Predators and prey -- Homes and hiding -- Attack and defense -- Jet set -- Moving along -- Ocean travelers -- Twilight zone -- Darkest depths -- On the bottom -- Vents and smokers -- Diverse divers -- Underwater machines -- Ocean explorers -- Wrecks on the seabed -- Harvesting fish -- Ocean products -- Oil and gas exploration -- Oceans in peril -- Did you know? -- World's oceans -- Find out more.
Summary: "Discover the watery world covering most ot the earth--and the amazing wildlife in its depths."--Cover.
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Book - training Main Library 551.46 MAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3162225793

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 68) and index.

Oceans of the past -- Oceans today -- Life in the oceans -- Waves and weather -- Sandy and muddy -- Soft seabed -- Rocks underwater -- On the rocks -- Coral kingdom -- Life on a coral reef -- Sea meadows -- Predators and prey -- Homes and hiding -- Attack and defense -- Jet set -- Moving along -- Ocean travelers -- Twilight zone -- Darkest depths -- On the bottom -- Vents and smokers -- Diverse divers -- Underwater machines -- Ocean explorers -- Wrecks on the seabed -- Harvesting fish -- Ocean products -- Oil and gas exploration -- Oceans in peril -- Did you know? -- World's oceans -- Find out more.

"Discover the watery world covering most ot the earth--and the amazing wildlife in its depths."--Cover.