Secrets of the deep ocean

Name: Secrets de l'océan profond
Brand: Éditions Quae
SKU: 9782759242511
Price: 23.5 EUR
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ISBN: 978-2-7592-4251-1

by Juliette Ravaux (writer), Sébastien Duperron (writer)

Collection: Carnets de sciences

april 2026

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Summary

Our planet is a vast ocean, dotted with a few continents, whose immensity extends into the dark depths that can reach several kilometers below the thin blue surface. This deep ocean, traversed by powerful currents, reveals spectacular landscapes: steep cliffs, vertiginous canyons, imposing mountains, and vast plains covered here and there with immense fields of pebbles. Long unknown, this diversity of habitats and climates still keeps many secrets. Life thrives there, even in the abyss, despite the absence of sunlight, the scarcity of resources, the hydrostatic pressure, and the cold. Around hydrothermal vents, hydrocarbon seeps, and whale carcasses, it even flourishes with astonishing intensity. Sit-and-wait hunting, cultivating bacteria, living in slow motion, or clinging to their partner for life... We only know a tiny fraction of the surprising abilities of deep-sea species. Diverse and changing over time, the deep ocean is also a tremendous reservoir of resources and inspiration for our species. But in the Anthropocene era, it is above all an ocean to be preserved, a common good of humanity, which this book proposes to explore.

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What is the deep ocean?

WHAT DO THE DEPTHS LOOK LIKE?

A diversity of landscapes

A variety of climates

So far, yet so close: the depths and the surface are connected worlds

ADAPTING TO LIFE IN THE DEEP SEA

Finding your way in the darkness of the abyss

Food scarcity in the deep sea

Reproduction in the dark... rare opportunities

ABYSSAL FAUNA TODAY… AND YESTERDAY

Rare but diverse species

Migration in the deep sea

The deep ocean and its inhabitants through time

THE ABYSS IN THE ANTHROPOCENE

Deep sea exploitation

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Secrets of the deep ocean

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Acknowledgments

What is the deep ocean?

WHAT DO THE DEPTHS LOOK LIKE?

A diversity of landscapes

A variety of climates

So far, yet so close: the depths and the surface are connected worlds

ADAPTING TO LIFE IN THE DEEP SEA

Finding your way in the darkness of the abyss

Food scarcity in the deep sea

Reproduction in the dark... rare opportunities

ABYSSAL FAUNA TODAY… AND YESTERDAY

Rare but diverse species

Migration in the deep sea

The deep ocean and its inhabitants through time

THE ABYSS IN THE ANTHROPOCENE

Deep sea exploitation

And the deep ocean under threat!

A common heritage of mankind

The last frontier

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