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Ocean Atlas Tom Jackson

Ocean Atlas By Tom Jackson

Ocean Atlas by Tom Jackson


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Summary

In this follow-on to Space Atlas (QED, 2018), readers will be taken on a journey across the waves and into the darkest deeps of the ocean. Covering geography, ecosystems and animals, this book is more than just an atlas of the Pacific, Atlantic and other oceans and seas.

Ocean Atlas Summary

Ocean Atlas: A journey across the waves and into the deep by Tom Jackson

A comprehensive exploration of our oceans, covering geography, ecosystems and animals through a mix of illustrations, photographs, maps and diagrams. Map out the oceans layers, from the sunlight zone to the abyss, exploring the conditions within each zone and the different creatures that live there, as well as exploring features of the ocean floor such as underwater volcanoes, thermal vents and the mid-Atlantic ridge.

It also:
  • Explores ocean currents and tides.
  • Looks at the migrations of different ocean-dwelling creatures.
  • Maps the sea bed, including information on how oceanographers gather their data
  • Explores sea temperatures and ocean chlorophyll and plankton, looking at the impact these elements have on ecosystems.
  • Looks at environmental issues such as pollution, acidification, ice-cap melt and rising temperatures.

About Tom Jackson

Tom Jackson is a science writer based in Bristol, UK. Over the last 20 years, Tom has written books, magazine and newspaper articles, for online and for television on a wide range of subjects and has worked on projects with Brian May, Patrick Moore, Marcus de Sautoy and Carol Vorderman and for major international publishers, such as Dorling Kindersley, National Geographic, Scholastic, Hachette, Facts on File and BBC Magazines.

Ana Djordjevic is an illustrator and graphic designer born in Serbia. After graduating from the Dutch Institute of Fine Art in Arnhem, Ana started out as an illustrator for various agencies.

Tom Jackson has been a writer for 20 years. He has written more than 100 books and contributed to many more, covering everything from axolotls to zoroastrianism. His specialties are natural history, technology and all things scientific. Tom studied zoology at Bristol University and has had spells working in zoos and as a conservationist. He's mucked out the polar bears and fed the penguins, planted trees in Somerset, surveyed Vietnamese jungle and rescued wildlife from drought in Africa. Writing jobs have also taken him to the Galapagos Islands, the Amazon rainforest, the coral reefs of Indonesia and the Sahara Desert. Today, Tom lives in Bristol, England, with his wife and three children, and can be found mostly in the attic.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Arctic
Southern
Seven Seas
Tidal zone
Sunlit zone
Twilight zone
Midnight zone
Seabed
Ocean trench
Mapping the seabed
The Midocean ridge
A hydrothermal vent
Undersea volcano
Islands
Continental shelf
Sea canyons
River mouths
The tides
Sea level rise
Ocean waves
Tsunami
Hurricane
Ocean currents
The food chain
Coral reefs

Additional information

GOR013660553
9780711251847
0711251843
Ocean Atlas: A journey across the waves and into the deep by Tom Jackson
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Quarto Publishing PLC
20200818
64
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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