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The surface of the sea : encounters with New Zealand's upper ocean life / Iain A. Anderson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Raupo seriesPublication details: Auckland [N.Z.] : Reed, 2007.Description: 151 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780790011578
  • 0790011573
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 591.776 22
Contents:
The boom-and-bust, up -and-down world of plankton -- Cilia : synchronised swimmers -- Which came first : the jellyfish or the polyp? -- Lobster plankton drifters -- Plankton giants -- Squid : living in the fast lane -- Which way is the reef? -- To swim like a fish -- Avoiding that sinking feeling -- Snakes at sea -- Turtle navigators.
Summary: In this book Iain Anderson studies, photographs and explains how, why and what exists within the top strata of the ocean surrounding New Zealand: the complex relationships different species have with each other and how these animals survive the vagaries of their place on the food chain.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Non-Fiction - New Zealand Non-Fiction - New Zealand Waimate Non-Fiction Non Fiction 591.776 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan A00469746

Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-146) and index.

The boom-and-bust, up -and-down world of plankton -- Cilia : synchronised swimmers -- Which came first : the jellyfish or the polyp? -- Lobster plankton drifters -- Plankton giants -- Squid : living in the fast lane -- Which way is the reef? -- To swim like a fish -- Avoiding that sinking feeling -- Snakes at sea -- Turtle navigators.


In this book Iain Anderson studies, photographs and explains how, why and what exists within the top strata of the ocean surrounding New Zealand: the complex relationships different species have with each other and how these animals survive the vagaries of their place on the food chain.

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