TY - BOOK AU - Tansley, Rebecca, TI - Big Pacific SN - 9780691177489 AV - QL138 .T36 2017a U1 - 591.77 23 PY - 2017/// CY - Princeton, New Jersey PB - Princeton University Press KW - Marine animals KW - Pacific Ocean KW - Pictorial works KW - Marine species diversity KW - Food KW - Marine ecology KW - Natural disasters KW - Discoveries in geography KW - fast KW - Pacific Ocea KW - Discovery and exploration N1 - Simultaneously published: Auckland, New Zealand : David Bateman Ltd; Includes index; Passionate Pacific : the eternal quest to multiply -- Voracious Pacific : the urge to satisfy hunger -- Mysterious Pacific : an ocean of secrets awaits -- Violent Pacific : the epicentre of natural mayhem N2 - "The Pacific Ocean covers one-third of Earth's surface--more than all of the planet's landmasses combined. It contains half of the world's water, hides its deepest places, and is home to some of the most dazzling creatures known to science. The companion book to the spectacular five-part series on PBS produced by Natural History New Zealand, Big Pacific breaks the boundaries between land and sea to present the Pacific Ocean and its inhabitants as you have never seen them before"--Amazon.com ER -