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In the Name of Sharks
Twenty metres below water, the oceanographer François Sarano came face to face with a five-and-a-half metre great white shark. Seduced by the gentle elegance of this majestic creature, Sarano experienced a profound sense of affinity with her as they swam side by side, shoulder to shoulder, eye to eye, cutting a single figure through the ocean depths. It was an experience which made him realize the depth of our ignorance of the lives of sharks, leading him to become a passionate advocate for their protection. Drawing on the latest scientific research on the biology and ethology of sharks and their exceptional characteristics, this book aims to break through the barrier of prejudice and to pay homage to their true nature. Representing a last vestige of wildness, their populations are nevertheless under threat – like so many species, they have been hunted and exploited by humans. Sarano argues for a change of mindset in which we lose ourselves in the world of the other, so that each living entity, human and non-human, can take their rightful place in the broader global ecosystem.
Physical Oceanographic Processes of the Great Barrier Reef
Physical Oceanographic Processes of the Great Barrier Reef is the first comprehensive volume describing the water circulation and its influence in controlling the distribution of marine life on the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. The book uses exhaustive field and numerical studies to show how the influence of the salient topography occurs at all scales.
Corals
The growth of coral reefs and how they survive are detailed with colorful photos.
Vivre Ici
Vivre Ici analyzes a diverse selection of contemporary French documentaries about spaces and places in France. Integrating film theory, eco-criticism and cultural history, Levine investigates documentary cinema as experience. The book reveals a collage-like, fragmented vision of France as seen through documentary cameras and explores the social and political consequences of these “films that matter.”
Exploring Animal Behavior Through Sound: Volume 1
This open-access book empowers its readers to explore the acoustic world of animals. By listening to the sounds of nature, we can study animal behavior, distribution, and demographics; their habitat characteristics and needs; and the effects of noise. Sound recording is an efficient and affordable tool, independent of daylight and weather; and recorders may be left in place for many months at a time, continuously collecting data on animals and their environment. This book builds the skills and knowledge necessary to collect and interpret acoustic data from terrestrial and marine environments. Beginning with a history of sound recording, the chapters provide an overview of off-the-shelf recor...
Inventory of Biodiversity Today
Our knowledge of living organisms is still very limited, with less than 20% of the world’s species known to date. It is therefore essential to increase our efforts to inventory biodiversity. This is the goal of scientific research, but it is also a vital responsibility in the face of the sixth extinction. With so many species set to disappear before they can be analyzed, the compilation of this inventory now represents a major challenge. Thanks to the collaborative work of numerous researchers from the Institut de systématique, évolution, biodiversité (ISYEB) and other institutions, Inventory of Biodiversity Today presents the latest methods of field data collection and analysis. Strategies have diversified and are providing new and ever-more-precise data on a growing number of specimens. All of these data are integrated to delimit and describe living species, and are accessible to as many people as possible, so we can all take action on a daily basis to better understand and preserve our planet.
Calypso Log
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Magazin Buchkultur 209
Wenn die (vermeintliche) Liebe das Leben zur Hölle macht: Terézia Moras »Muna oder Die Hälfte des Lebens« markiert in erschütternder und sprachlich exzellenter Form den Auftakt einer neuen Roman-Trilogie, in dem die in der DDR unter schwierigen Verhältnissen aufgewachsene Protagonistin in fatale emotionale Abhängigkeit von Lehrer Magnus gerät (Illustration: Jorghi Poll); Moshtari Hilal geht in ihrem mehrdimensionalen Essayband »Hässlichkeit« mittels Fotocollagen und Skizzen schonungslos der Diktatur einer genormten Körperästhetik nach; und mehrere Neuerscheinungen fordern den gesellschaftlichen Status quo heraus und widmen sich in diesen Tagen der Frage, was Protest leisten kan...
Missions pacifiques
Voici la plus longue, la plus étonnante, la plus ambitieuse mission que l'équipe Cousteau ait menée depuis qu'elle sillonne la vaste mer. Cinq années de Redécouverte du monde à travers l'océan Pacifique. La Calypso par le sud, l'Alcyone par le nord... L'océan Pacifique : un univers menacé par les déchets nucléaires, les marées noires, les dévastations de la pêche industrielle, le développement anarchique des villes et du tourisme. Mais un océan des merveilles : les poissons d'or et d'azur de la Polynésie, les cachalots de Nouvelle-Zélande, les récifs de la Grande Barrière de corail. De l'autre côté, la mer de Cortez, les otaries de l'Alaska, les baleines à bosse de Hawaï... Le commandant Cousteau, son fils Jean-Michel et toutes les équipes de la «force navale écologique Cousteau» nous font prendre conscience de la fragilité du plus grand des océans, en nous dévoilant les héros d'un monde fabuleux.
