The Ocean's Menagerie - How Earth's Strangest Creatures Reshape the Rules of Life

An elegantly written exploration of the cutting-edge science of the strangest and most remarkable creatures on our planet by a leading marine biologist Hundred-year-old giant clams, coral kingdoms the size and shape of cities, and jellyfish that glow in the dark: ocean invertebrates are among the oldest and most diverse organisms on earth, seeming to bend the rules of land-based biology. Although sometimes unseen in the deep, the spineless creatures contain 600 million years of adaptation to problems of disease, energy consumption, nutrition, and defense. In

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Drew Harvell

Summary

Explores the remarkable biology of ocean invertebrates, highlighting their extraordinary adaptations and contributions to medicine, engineering, and ecological balance, while weaving the author's personal journey as a marine biologist with a call to protect these ancient and vital underwater ecosystems. Illustrations.

Product details

• Authors: Drew Harvell, Harvell Drew
• Publisher: Viking USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.04.2025
• EAN: 9780593654286
• ISBN: 978-0-593-65428-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 236 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Marine Biology, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Environmentalists & Naturalists, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Invertebrates, Biography: science, technology & medicine, Biography: science, technology and medicine, Marine Biology, Zoology: invertebrates