The Marine World is a book for everyone with an interest in the
ocean, from the marine biologist or student wanting expert
knowledge of a particular group to the naturalist or diver
exploring the seashore and beyond. With colour illustrations, line
drawings, more than 1,500 colour photographs, and with clear
accessible text, this book encompasses all those organisms that
live in, on and around the ocean, bringing together in a single
text everything from the minuscule to the immense. It includes
sections on all but the most obscure marine groups, covering
invertebrate phyla from sponges to sea squirts, as well as plants,
fungi, bacteria, fish, reptiles, mammals and birds. It incorporates
information on identification, distribution, structure, biology,
ecology, classification and conservation of each group, addressing
the questions of 'what?', 'where?' and 'how?' Today global warming,
overfishing, ocean acidification and pollution are just a few of
the ever increasing number of threats and challenges faced by ocean
life. Without knowledge of the animals, plants and other organisms
that live in the marine world, we cannot hope to support or
implement successful conservation and management measures, nor
truly appreciate the incredible wealth and variety of marine
life.The Marine World is the product of a lifetime spent by Frances
Dipper happily observing and studying marine organisms the world
over. It has been brought to colourful life by a myriad of
enthusiastic underwater photographers and by Marc Dando, the
renowned natural history illustrator.Foreword by Mark Carwardine
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