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Sealife: A Complete Guide to the Marine Environment
Brimming with illustrations and descriptions of more than six hundred species, SeaLife is the most comprehensive reference available in a single volume to the vast panorama of vertebrate and invertebrate creatures inhabiting the world's oceans and shores. Topics covered include oceanography and marine biology; biology of marine environments; marine invertebrates; marine fishes; marine reptiles; seabirds; whales, dolphins and porpoises; dugong and manatees; seals, sea lions and walrus; and marine otters and polar bears. With 56 color plates, 1,000 black-and-white illustrations, 75 maps and an extensive reference section, this book is an essential companion for all marine enthusiasts.
504 pages, Hardcover
First published September 17, 1996
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April 2, 2025
To make up for my current lack of a compass, I try to remain relatively conscious of my location and what time it is.
I could probably spend the rest of the summer with this book and still have something else I am not really all that sure about, for example, with the serpents I had been after. (It describes three different species of those.)
This book is one of those that list various traits about a couple of the species found in the water, such as the fanworm Sabella pavonina, or it displays the metamorphoisis of a starfish larva, which I personally find fascinating. (I looked up that Starfish are of the class Asteroidea.)
Much as these things are true, and much as I would like to delve further into such things, I think other people might like it more, so it's about time to bring it back to the library before it gets to be overdue, this time not since I lost it, but this time since I couldn't find an end to reading it.
I could probably spend the rest of the summer with this book and still have something else I am not really all that sure about, for example, with the serpents I had been after. (It describes three different species of those.)
This book is one of those that list various traits about a couple of the species found in the water, such as the fanworm Sabella pavonina, or it displays the metamorphoisis of a starfish larva, which I personally find fascinating. (I looked up that Starfish are of the class Asteroidea.)
Much as these things are true, and much as I would like to delve further into such things, I think other people might like it more, so it's about time to bring it back to the library before it gets to be overdue, this time not since I lost it, but this time since I couldn't find an end to reading it.
September 26, 2013
This book is divided into three parts--oceanography and marine biology, invertebrates and their environments, and vertebrates and their environments. All manner of facts are presented about each subject. This tone is highly scientific and packed with information, a very valuable tool for a scientist. It is highly recommended
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