{"product_id":"incredible-oceans-paperback","title":"Incredible Oceans - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Caine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title says it all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOceans are indeed incredible and find out why. Do not confuse this book with one that just lists facts, fun indeed, however this publication not only delivers fantastic facts about everything that is the oceans and the life it contains, but most importantly explanations on how these facts occur. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe look at the oceans themselves, well one body of water surrounding the planet Earth, how that came to be, how they move, mind-blowing chemistry and currents. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen we start to look at the life and exactly what happens, quite simply, you won't believe! The plankton are studied, locomotion and migrations are followed, amazing feeding strategies unearthed, reproduction and life spans are uncovered, the marine housing shortage explained, relationships between species are digested, then we take a look at what's going to kill you and how they do it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLastly, we look at the human destruction of the ocean environment and sadly look at some frightening facts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is perfect for anyone who wants to know more about the life under the waves, amateur naturalists, conservationists, divers and snorkelers, and is often used as a steppingstone for those about embark in the next chapter of their life, as a student of marine biology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MARINE LIFE SERIES - 3 BOOKS BY ANDREW CAINE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARINE BIOLOGY FOR THE NON-BIOLOGIST\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BASIS OF LIFE IN THE OCEANS. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSOFT-BODIED ANIMALS - THE CNIDARIANS\u003c\/b\u003e: jellyfish, hydroids, anemones, soft corals, stony corals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHELLFISH - THE MOLLUSCS\u003c\/b\u003e: gastropods, mesogastropods, archeogastropods, neogastropods, nudibranchs (sea slugs) bivalves, cephalopods, squids, cuttlefish and octopi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eANIMALS WITH EXOSKELETONS - THE CRUSTACEANS\u003c\/b\u003e: decapods, crabs, lobsters and shrimps, barnacles. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eANIMALS WITH SPINY SKINS - THE ECHINODERMS\u003c\/b\u003e: starfish, brittle stars, urchins, sea cucumbers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCORAL REEF ARCHITECTURE\u003c\/b\u003e: how they are made. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARINE INVERTEBRATE TOXINS\u003c\/b\u003e: the deadly seaweed of Hana, shellfish poisoning. Ciguatera, cone shells, sea snakes, venomous fish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHYDROTHERMAL VENTS AND VENT BIOLOGY\u003c\/b\u003e: the discovery, the physical environment, vent biology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARINE ECOLOGY FOR THE NON-ECOLOGIST\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eECOLOGY - THE BASIC FACTS\u003c\/b\u003e: The physical and biological environments, food chains, webs and energy flow. Random 1 - The immortal Jellyfish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE PHYSICAL ASPECTS THAT SHAPE THE COASTAL ENVIRONMENT\u003c\/b\u003e: Water movement, waves, tides and currents, temperature, salinity. Random 2 - The Blue Dragon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE ROCKY SHORE\u003c\/b\u003e: The physical environment, high and low energy areas, zonation, the algae, the animals, behaviour, mini habitats. Random 3 - Samantha the Serpent Star.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MUD AND THE SAND\u003c\/b\u003e: The shape of the shore, grain size, the sediments, sea grass, the animals. Random 4 - The Empty Sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHERE RIVERS MEET THE SEA: \u003c\/b\u003e Types of estuary, the saltwater - freshwater mix, shapes of estuaries, the animals, algae and plants. Random 5 - SAR 11, the most abundant life form in the sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE SALTMARSH AND MANGROVES\u003c\/b\u003e: Establishment, zonation, productivity, the animals' algae and plants. Random 6 - Bernadette the Deadly Yellow Boxfish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCORAL REEFS\u003c\/b\u003e: Distribution and limiting factors, the three reefs, formation of a coral reef, zonation, animals, algae. 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