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  • Sea Kayaking in Florida

    by Mark Gluckman ...
    This revised guide to a fast-growing water sport is for both novices and experienced kayakers. Whether you want to fish or just watch wildlife, sea kayaking offers new ways to enjoy Florida's hidden bays and open oceans. You'll find the latest information for a kayaking adventure: boats, camping, clothing, and gear, as well as an expanded list of boat liveries and outfitters. Learn about the birds ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Fenomeni naturali e miti nell'area dello Stretto - Natural phenomena and myths of the Strait area

    Skylla e Cariddi negli Autori reggini dell’Odissea - Skylla and Charybdis in the Authors by Reggio of Odyssey

    Lo scopo di questa ricerca naturalistica sui Fenomeni dell’Area dello Stretto di Skylla e Cariddi è stato quello di evidenziare l’unicità del territorio e dell’ambiente marino tra la Calabria e la Sicilia nella terra di mezzo al mare Mediterraneo. Riscopriamo Skylla conservata sotto il livello marino, la vediamo trasformata in una meravigliosa esplosione vitale di Biodiversità marina. I tre Denti ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Causes of Ocean Tides and their Representation

    The so-called problem of the tides has for ages engaged the attention of observing and thinking men.The ancients say little as to the agency whereby the moon is enabled to exert an influence upon the waters of the globe; but winds produced by the moon, vapors surrounding the moon and the special power of the moon to replenish moist bodies, are severally mentioned as being the probable means.. ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Geology of the Atlantic Ocean

    The Atlantic is also relatively deeper and less cumbered with islands than the Pacific, which has the higher ridges near its shores, constituting what some visitors to the Pacific coast of America have not inaptly called the "back of the world," while the wider slopes face the narrower ocean, into which for this reason the greater part of the drainage of the land is poured...a) What has at first ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Horizons of the world

    by Cinzia Codato ...
    These are horizons that have passed before my eyes in two years of my life, the two years of my sailing trip around the world.This book is not a marine navigation manual, nor a guide to tropical countries, or a naturalistic documentary, or a love story, but it's a bit of everything.This is my life of the two years that have opened my eyes, not only in the physical sense, to the reality of the ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Secrets of the Seas

    A Journey into the Heart of the Oceans

    Our seas are host to an extraordinary variety of plant and animal life, but much of it remains mysterious and great imagery is surprisingly hard to find.Alex Mustard is one of the world's leading underwater photographers and his images are so crisp and immediate that the animals seem to swim out of the water towards you. This beautiful book gathers together a selection of his award-winning images ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Green Guide to Seashore Life Of Britain And Europe

    by Bob Gibbons ...
    Series series Green Guides
    Bloomsbury Green Guides are portable handbooks to the most commonly found species in Britain and Europe.Our coastlines are home to a wide range of animals and plants, some that are iconic sights on beaches and others that we only see when we look more closely. The Green Guide to Seashore Life makes identifying them easy for beginners and amateur naturalists alike.Concise descriptions include ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • How to Read Water: Clues and Patterns from Puddles to the Sea (Natural Navigation)

    Series Book 0 - Natural Navigation
    **Hone your senses and learn to read the hidden signs of nature—from master outdoorsman Tristan Gooley, New York Times-bestselling author of How to Read a Tree and The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs“Equal parts alfresco inspiration, interesting factoids, how-to instructions and self-help advice.”—The Wall Street Journal**When most of us go for a walk, a single sense—sight—tends to dominate our ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Geheimnisvolle Ozeane

    Mysterien der Meere, Geisterschiffe und maritime Rätsel

    Seit Anbeginn der Menschheit ist der Mensch vom Meer fasziniert, so voller Geheimnisse und Rätsel, die der Tiefe entsteigen. Dieses Buch greift einige dieser Rätsel und Geheimnisse auf, um etwas Licht in die Dunkelheit der Tiefe zu bringen. Weshalb gelingt es nicht, trotz modernster Technik, Wesen der Tiefe aufzuspüren? Und was sind die Hintergründe zur Legende des Fliegenden Holländers und ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Full Fathom Five

    Ocean Warming and a Father's Legacy

    Not since Jacques Cousteau has anyone brought us the sense of the ocean as our home . . . Far more than a science book.” -San Francisco Book ReviewGordon Chaplin’s father was a seemingly happy-go-lucky, charismatic adventurer who married a wealthy heiress and transformed himself into the author of a landmark scientific study, Fishes of the Bahamas. The book was published by the Academy of Natural ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Oceans

    and the Future of the Human Race

    We have lived with the Oceans and utilized its services since time immemorial. We are drawn to the sea, for the coasts offer many benefits to local communities. Indeed we don't need to live near the beach to be connected to the Ocean. Oceans, a critical player in the basic elements we need to survive, affect our lives every day in various ways, around the world. Ocean plants produce half of the ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Jellyfish

    A Natural History

    An introduction to these bizarre and beautiful creatures of the sea, filled with color photos and illustrations: “Fascinating.”—Boing BoingJellyfish are the oldest multi-organed life form on the planet, having inhabited the ocean for more than five hundred million years. With their undulating umbrella-shaped bells and sprawling tentacles, they are compelling and gorgeous, strange and dangerous. In ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cold Blood, Hot Sea

    Series series Mara Tusconi Mystery Series
    **"Sleuths will have to figure out who done it, but the real crime is the backdrop here: the endless heating of a fragile planet."—BILL MCKIBBEN, author of FalterA thrilling contribution to the new wave of cli–fi hitting the shelves,** Cold Blood, Hot Sea pits climate change scientists against big–energy conspirators. When a colleague is killed aboard the research vessel Intrepid, oceanographer ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • When the Seas Rise

    Global Changes and Local Impacts

    University of Florida has an ambitious goal: to harness the power of its faculty, staff, students, and alumni to solve some of society's most pressing problems and to become a resource for the state of Florida, the nation, and the world.Sea levels are rising around the globe, and in Florida--with its 1,200 miles of coastline and mostly flat topography--this is of particular concern. The state ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Twelve Days of Terror

    Inside the Shocking 1916 New Jersey Shark Attacks

    Upon the 100th anniversary of the most terrifying stretch of shark attacks in American history--a wave said to have been the inspiration for *Jaws--*comes a reissue of the classic Lyons Press account and investigation. In July 1916, a time when World War I loomed over America and New York City was in the midst of a deadly polio epidemic, the tri-state area sought relief at the Jersey shore. The ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Marine Transboundary Conservation and Protected Areas

    Edited by Peter Mackelworth ...
    Series series Earthscan Oceans
    The marine environment does not naturally respect arbitrary international boundaries. The establishment and management of transboundary marine protected areas therefore presents major governance challenges. This book analyses a series of marine transboundary conservation initiatives embedded in varying contextual situations to examine the underlying reasons for their success or failure.Utilising ... Read more

    $56.99 USD

  • RSPB Handbook of the Seashore

    by Maya Plass ...
    Series series RSPB
    How often have you visited the seashore and wished you knew more about the diverse and alien wildlife found on the UK's coastline?There are incredible stories to discover about our coastal species so if the tantalising glimpses you've caught of this semi-aquatic environment between the tides has left you curious to learn more the RSPB Handbook of the Seashore is for you.It will help you to easily ... Read more

    $15.99 USD $13.99 USD

  • Shallow Seas (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 131)

    by Peter Hayward ...
    Series Book 131 - Collins New Naturalist Library
    Shallow Seas are the most biologically rich and productive areas of the world ocean. This latest New Naturalist volume provides a natural history of this environment and its biological communities.The margins of the continents, especially broad in the North Atlantic region, are drowned by shallow seas, creating a sea floor environment which is part of the wider and deepening benthic realm – the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD $7.99 USD

  • Transforming the Fisheries

    Neoliberalism, Nature, and the Commons

    There is now widespread agreement that fish stocks are severely depleted and fishing activity must be limited. At the same time, the promise of the green economy appears to offer profitable new opportunities for a sustainable seafood industry. What do these seemingly contradictory ideas of natural limits and green growth mean in practice? What do they tell us more generally about current ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Lessons from the Sand

    Family-Friendly Science Activities You Can Do on a Carolina Beach

    Series series Southern Gateways Guides
    Ever wonder where sand comes from? Or why shells are colored differently? Or how to estimate the size of a wave? Featuring more than forty fun hands-on activities for families with children, Lessons from the Sandreveals the science behind the amazing natural wonders found on the beaches of North Carolina and South Carolina. Easy-to-do experiments will help parents and kids discover the ways water, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Into the Mysterium

    A book that reveals the wondrous marine creatures deep in the heart of the endangered oceans that cover most of our planet.With the oceans covering over 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, our planet can be called a marine planet. Beneath the waves are millions of remarkable creatures—beautiful big whales, dangerous jellyfish, legions of phytoplankton—but also, perhaps least known, are the marine ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Wie kommt das Blau ins Meer?

    Die Ozeane unseren Enkeln erklärt

    Translated by Annabel Zettel ...
    „Da wir nun beisammen sind, um über das Meer zu sprechen, kommt, schauen wir es uns doch einfach gemeinsam an! Ich liebe es hierher zu kommen, mich auf diese Felsen zu setzen, den Horizont zu betrachten und dabei an gar nichts zu denken …“ Hubert Reeves, einer der renommiertesten Astrophysiker der Welt, und sein Freund, der Ozeanograph Yves Lancelot, erklären in diesem Buch ihren Enkeln die Meere. ... Read more

    $4.92 USD

  • The California Current

    A Pacific Ecosystem and Its Fliers, Divers, and Swimmers

    by Stan Ulanski ...
    The California Current--part of the large, swirling North Pacific gyre--flows slowly southward along the west coast of North America, stretching nearly 2,000 miles from southern British Columbia to the tip of Baja California in Mexico. To a casual observer standing on the shore, the vast current betrays no discernible signs, yet life abounds just over the horizon. Stan Ulanski takes us into the ... Read more

    $18.99 USD