Author: Roger Steene
Publisher: New Holland Australia(AU)
ISBN: 9781859740392
Category : Coral reef biology
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
In CORAL SEAS, Roger Steene, portrays microscopic plant and animal life, larger marine animals and corals, with dramatic photos of submerged landscapes as well as surface landscapes surrounding reefs and lagoons.
Coral Seas
Author: Roger Steene
Publisher: New Holland Australia(AU)
ISBN: 9781859740392
Category : Coral reef biology
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
In CORAL SEAS, Roger Steene, portrays microscopic plant and animal life, larger marine animals and corals, with dramatic photos of submerged landscapes as well as surface landscapes surrounding reefs and lagoons.
Publisher: New Holland Australia(AU)
ISBN: 9781859740392
Category : Coral reef biology
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
In CORAL SEAS, Roger Steene, portrays microscopic plant and animal life, larger marine animals and corals, with dramatic photos of submerged landscapes as well as surface landscapes surrounding reefs and lagoons.
The Coral Sea
Author: Patti Smith
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393316261
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
In linked pieces, singer/songwriter Patti Smith tells the story of a man on a journey to see the Southern Cross, who is reflecting upon his life and fighting the illness that is consuming him. Through this collection of metaphoric and dreamy poems, "a singular, glowing vision of Robert Mapplethorpe develops and emerges" (William S. Burroughs). Photos.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393316261
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
In linked pieces, singer/songwriter Patti Smith tells the story of a man on a journey to see the Southern Cross, who is reflecting upon his life and fighting the illness that is consuming him. Through this collection of metaphoric and dreamy poems, "a singular, glowing vision of Robert Mapplethorpe develops and emerges" (William S. Burroughs). Photos.
Coral Reefs in the Microbial Seas
Author: Forest Rohwer
Publisher: Plaid Productions
ISBN: 9780982701201
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"The influence of fishing, nutrients, bacteria, viruses, and climate change on nature's most wondrous constructs"--Cover.
Publisher: Plaid Productions
ISBN: 9780982701201
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"The influence of fishing, nutrients, bacteria, viruses, and climate change on nature's most wondrous constructs"--Cover.
Coral Sea Reef Guide
Author: Bob Halstead
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coral reef animals
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coral reef animals
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
The Coral Seas
Author: Andrew C. Campbell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Coral Reefs
Author:
Publisher: Darwin Press Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
"Although the beauty and diversity of reef species may appear as marvelous decoration, this biodiversity is important for the survival of the reef community. The various ecological, or functional, roles performed by different species provide a degree of social security enabling the reef community as a whole to sustain itself through time."--From book jacket.
Publisher: Darwin Press Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
"Although the beauty and diversity of reef species may appear as marvelous decoration, this biodiversity is important for the survival of the reef community. The various ecological, or functional, roles performed by different species provide a degree of social security enabling the reef community as a whole to sustain itself through time."--From book jacket.
Life and death in a coral sea
Author: Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780891040897
Category : Coral reef ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780891040897
Category : Coral reef ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Coral Reef Coloring Book
Author: Ruth Soffer
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486285429
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Depicts " ... a host of marine creatures for whom the coral reef is home: seahorse, butterflyfish, hawksbill turtle, parrotfish, octopus, damselfish, moray eel, sea cucumber, dolphin, hydromedusa jellyfish, sea dragon, royal empress angelfish, triggerfish, moorish idol and many more. Detailed captions provide a fascinating overview of the great diversity of life on coral reefs"--Back cover.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486285429
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Depicts " ... a host of marine creatures for whom the coral reef is home: seahorse, butterflyfish, hawksbill turtle, parrotfish, octopus, damselfish, moray eel, sea cucumber, dolphin, hydromedusa jellyfish, sea dragon, royal empress angelfish, triggerfish, moorish idol and many more. Detailed captions provide a fascinating overview of the great diversity of life on coral reefs"--Back cover.
Seas and Waterways of the World [2 volumes]
Author: John Zumerchik
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1851097163
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
This is the first comprehensive encyclopedia on the history of the vast and varied ways human beings have used the world's waterways for business, protection, and recreation. Seas and Waterways of the World: An Encyclopedia of History, Uses, and Issues offers a comprehensive introduction to humanity's historical reliance on the world's seas and waterways and how that reliance continues to evolve. Over the course of two volumes, this extraordinary resource describes the world's major nautical features, the wide variety of uses for those waterways, and a number of essential issues arising from water-borne commerce. The encyclopedia marks the emergence of the aquarium, cruise, energy, fishing, insurance, mining, trade, transportation, recreation, and sport industries, and includes entries on harbors, ports, and coastal development that play a part in the economics of commercial water use. Also included is coverage of a number of significant themes such as the rise and fall of the Erie Canal as the gateway to the Midwest, and the declining popularity of the Panama Canal.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1851097163
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
This is the first comprehensive encyclopedia on the history of the vast and varied ways human beings have used the world's waterways for business, protection, and recreation. Seas and Waterways of the World: An Encyclopedia of History, Uses, and Issues offers a comprehensive introduction to humanity's historical reliance on the world's seas and waterways and how that reliance continues to evolve. Over the course of two volumes, this extraordinary resource describes the world's major nautical features, the wide variety of uses for those waterways, and a number of essential issues arising from water-borne commerce. The encyclopedia marks the emergence of the aquarium, cruise, energy, fishing, insurance, mining, trade, transportation, recreation, and sport industries, and includes entries on harbors, ports, and coastal development that play a part in the economics of commercial water use. Also included is coverage of a number of significant themes such as the rise and fall of the Erie Canal as the gateway to the Midwest, and the declining popularity of the Panama Canal.
Beyond the Coral Sea
Author: Michael Moran
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
East of Java, west of Tahiti and north of the Cape York Peninsula of Australia lie the unknown paradise islands of the Coral, Solomon and Bismarck Seas. They were perhaps the last inhbited place on earth to be explored by Europeans and even today many remain largely unspoilt, despite the former presence of German, British and even Australian colonial rulers. The historic anthropological work of Bronislaw Malinowski guides the author through the seductive labyrinth of the Trobriand 'Islands of Love' and the erotic dancers of the yam festival. Darkly humorous characters, both historical and contemporary, spring vividly to life as the author steers the reader through the ricly fascinting cultures of Melanesia.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
East of Java, west of Tahiti and north of the Cape York Peninsula of Australia lie the unknown paradise islands of the Coral, Solomon and Bismarck Seas. They were perhaps the last inhbited place on earth to be explored by Europeans and even today many remain largely unspoilt, despite the former presence of German, British and even Australian colonial rulers. The historic anthropological work of Bronislaw Malinowski guides the author through the seductive labyrinth of the Trobriand 'Islands of Love' and the erotic dancers of the yam festival. Darkly humorous characters, both historical and contemporary, spring vividly to life as the author steers the reader through the ricly fascinting cultures of Melanesia.