The Brilliant Abyss: Exploring the Majestic Hidden Life of the Deep Ocean, and the Looming Threat That Imperils It

by Helen Scales

Book Overview

A marine biologist vividly brings alive the extraordinary ecosystem of the deep ocean--a realm about which we know less than we do about the Moon--and shows how protecting rather than exploiting it will benefit mankind.

"The oceans have always shaped human lives," writes marine biologist Helen Scales in her vibrant new book The Brilliant Abyss, but the surface and the very edges have so far mattered the most. "However,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802158226
• ISBN13: 9780802158222
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 9.1"