IllustratedEncyclopediaoftheOcean

 ExplorethelastwildernessleftonEarth,theOcean-withthiscompactguidewithastrikingnewserieslook.Frommangroveswamptooceanfloor,mollusctomanatee,AtlanticConveyertoHurricaneKatrina,unravelthemysteriesofthesea.Marvelattheoceans'powerandimportancetoourplanet-asthebirthplaceoflifeonEarth,acrucialelementofourclimate,andasavitalbutincreasinglyfragileresourceformankind.Youwilldiscovereveryaspect-fromthegeologyoftheseafloorandtheinteractionbetweentheoceanandatmosphere-totheextraordinarydiversityofmarinelife.Stunningillustrationsandthelatestsatellite-derivedmapsexplainandilluminateeachnaturalprocessandphenomena.Itincludesaninspiringintroductionbyeditor-in-chiefFabienCousteau.