Sea change a message of the oceans / Sylvia Alice Earle.
| Author/creator | Earle, Sylvia A., 1935- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Texas A & M University Press edition. |
| Publication Info | College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2021] |
| Description | xxxi, 344 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, color map ; 25 x 17 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series. ^A759418 |
| Contents | pt. I Sea of Eden -- Deep time -- Exploring the sea -- Onward and downward -- Blue infinity -- Diving with the experts -- To the edge of darkness -- The twilight zone -- Our business is going under -- Ocean everest -- pt. II Paradise lost -- No free lunch -- Critter crisis -- Poisoning the sea -- Beyond flotsam and jetsam -- Troubled waters -- A terrible experiment -- pt. III Sea change -- Ocean care -- Second chance for paradise. |
| Subject | "In 1952, at age sixteen, Sylvia Earle--then a budding marine biologist--borrowed a friend's copper diving helmet, compressor, and pump and slipped below the waters of a Florida river. It was her first underwater dive. Since then, Earle has descended to more than 3,000 feet in a submersible and, despite beginning at a time when few women were taken seriously as marine scientists, has led or participated in expeditions totaling more than 7,000 hours underwater, and counting. Equal parts memoir, adventure tale, and call to action, Sea Change: A Message of the Oceans has become a classic of environmental literature, at once the gripping adventure story of Earle's three decades of undersea exploration, an insider's introduction to the dynamic field of marine biology, and an urgent plea for the preservation of the world's fragile and rapidly deteriorating ocean ecosystems. Featuring a gallery of color photographs and a new preface by Earle, this new edition of Sea Change arrives at a uniquely pivotal time when its message is needed more than ever before. She writes, 'I want to share the exhilaration of discovery, and convey a sense of urgency about the need for all of us to use whatever talents and resources we have to continue to explore and understand the nature of this extraordinary ocean planet.'Her message is clear: how we treat the oceans now will determine the future health of the planet--and our species."-- Publisher website |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-334) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020949624 |
| ISBN | 1623499046 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9781623499044 (hardcover) |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |