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Tells the story of the exploration and discovery of the deep sea, the ecology of its diverse environments, and the impact of humans, highlighting the importance of global stewardship in keeping this delicate ecosystem alive and well.

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Author:   Tony Koslow
Publisher:   The University of Chicago Press
Imprint:   University of Chicago Press
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.835kg
ISBN:  

9780226451268

ISBN 10:   0226451267
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   01 May 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Koslow deals a decisive blow to the notion that the deep sea can ever be immune from unregulated human activities.... The historical review of deep-sea biology is the most comprehensive I have ever read. - Adrian Glover, Times Literary Supplement Deeply informed by history and rendered in straightforward, careful prose. - Anthony Doerr, Boston Globe This beautifully produced book tells an urgent story with clarity and grace. - Choice Stands apart from other books about life in the abyss due to Tony Koslow's thoughtful accounts.... He succeeds in painting a picture of the deep sea as an environment with inherent and threatened value. - Science Textbook depth on all aspects of deep-sea science and conservation.... An exhaustively researched and referenced volume with a historical review stretching back to Socrates. - Mark Schrope, Nature An important textbook and viewpoint that is highly recommended for anyone with a professional or personal interest in deep-sea ecosystems. - Quarterly Review of Biology The Silent Deep teaches us an important lesson. The ocean depths are not some hellish and distant zone, but are an element of our living planet which is connected in very intimate and immediate ways to ourselves. They are also our last frontier, where wonders innumerable await the next generation of brave bathynauts who choose to journey there. - New York Review of Books

Author Information

Tony Koslow is director of the California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations program at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, in La Jolla, California.

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