The silent deep : the discovery, ecology and conservation of the deep sea / Tony Koslow.
| Author/creator | Koslow, J. Anthony, 1947- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007. |
| Description | 270 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The rise of deep-sea exploration : early paradigms -- On the shoulders of giants: the Challenger expedition -- Life in the twilight zone and beyond -- Bugs in the mud : the Lilliputian fauna of the deep seafloor -- Vents, seeps, and whale falls : alternative energy sources in the deep sea -- Seamounts and deepwater coral reefs -- Dumping and pollution -- Mining the deep sea -- Climate change -- Deepwater fisheries : no more an oxymoron -- The way forward : conservation and policy options / written with Kristina Gjerde. |
| Local note | Little-351135--305131037405W |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-263) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006022282 |
| ISBN | 9780226451251 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0226451259 (cloth : alk. paper) |