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Surprising oceans

Name: Océans insolites
Brand: Éditions Quae
SKU: 9782759239436
Price: 26.5 EUR
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ISBN: 978-2-7592-3943-6

Journey to the heart of extraordinary natural phenomena

by Catherine Vadon (writer), Michel Olagnon (with)

Collection: Beaux livres

october 2024

Hardback book 215 x 245 format 160 pages In stock	26,50 €
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Summary

The ocean world abounds in astonishing biological curiosities and extraordinary physical phenomena. Bioluminescence, for example, is one of the secret languages of the ocean's inhabitants, like the microscopic algae that emit a brilliant neon-blue light. Deep below the surface, environments seemingly hostile to all life are home to a number of enigmatic species. Deep in the abyss, soft fish thrive, coping with colossal pressures that would crush anyone.

And what can we say about the life that huddles near underwater volcanoes that spew hot sulfides? Or the polar fish that make antifreeze to protect themselves from freezing temperatures? And of the phenomena of unprecedented violence that sometimes agitate the ocean - tornadoes, tsunamis, maelstroms, rogue waves... - that no human technology can thwart?

Let's dive in and discover this surprising and unusual ocean world, an inexhaustible source of life and diversity!

Light to live!

Gelatinous, vulnerable? Only in appearance!

Plankton squatters

The magical world of small pelagics

These tiny ones that build reefs

The moon guides them

Hundred ways to be an octopus

Exceptional fish

They put us in a tizzy!

Great adventurous odysseys

Ice phenomena

Survivors from distant times

Oases of life in the deep

Life up to 11 km below the surface!

Cobalt, nickel and Co, deep under the sea

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Welcome to the ocean!

Light to live!

Gelatinous, vulnerable? Only in appearance!

Plankton squatters

The magical world of small pelagics

These tiny ones that build reefs

The moon guides them

Hundred ways to be an octopus

Exceptional fish

They put us in a tizzy!

Great adventurous odysseys

Ice phenomena

Survivors from distant times

Oases of life in the deep

Life up to 11 km below the surface!

Cobalt, nickel and Co, deep under the sea

Volcanoes underwater

When the ocean goes wild!

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