Seasick: Ocean Change and the Extinction of Life on Earth Mitchell Alanna
Seasick: Ocean Change and the Extinction of Life on Earth Mitchell Alanna We have long lorded over the ocean. We now know that this delicate ecosystem is our life-support system; it regulates the…
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Seasick: Ocean Change and the Extinction of Life on Earth Mitchell Alanna
We have long lorded over the ocean. We now know that this delicate ecosystem is our life-support system; it regulates the earth's temperatures and climate and comprises 99 percent of living space on earth. But only recently have we become aware of the myriad life-forms beneath its waves.
Each chapter features a different group of researchers who introduce readers to the importance of ocean currents, the building of coral structures, or the effects of acidification. So when we change the chemistry of the whole ocean system, as we are now, life as we know it is threatened.In Seasick, veteran science journalist Alanna Mitchell dives beneath the surface of the world's oceans to give readers a sense of how this watery realm can be managed and preserved, and with it life on earth. With Mitchell at the helm, readers submerge 3,000 feet to gather sea sponges that may contribute
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