Ocean

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Ocean

written by Miranda MacQuitty ; photographed by Frank Greenaway

(Eyewitness guides)

Dorling Kindersley, c2003

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Handback edition first published in Great Britain in 1995.

Includes index

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Description

See ocean research vessels in operation and discover how common jellyfish catch tiny prey with their slime in this exploration of the ocean. Includes colour photographs of deep sea creatures, models of the sea floor and an insight to the animals and plants that make up the world's marine life.

Table of Contents

  • Oceans of the past
  • oceans today
  • life in the oceans
  • waves and weather
  • sandy and muddy
  • soft sea bed
  • rocks underwater
  • on the rocks
  • the coral kingdom
  • life on a coral reef
  • sea meadows
  • predators and prey
  • homes and hiding
  • attack and defense
  • the jet set
  • moving along
  • ocean travellers
  • the twilight zone
  • the darkest depths
  • on the bottom
  • vents and smokers
  • diverse divers
  • underwater machines
  • ocean explorers
  • wrecks on the sea bed
  • harvesting fish
  • ocean products
  • oil and gas exploration
  • oceans in peril
  • did you know?
  • the world's oceans
  • find out more.

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  • NCID
    BB12182620
  • ISBN
    • 9780751364774
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    72 p.
  • Size
    28 cm
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