Oceans life

Oceans of Life off Southern Africa   Weight 1.8 Kg Hardcover with a Dust Jacket.   I send by Ordinary mail and supply a tracking number.   Because of postage costs it is sometimes better to to order more than one book, as I charge by weight and combine postage it is more cost effective. I combine postage. I also combine postage with Jessies.          

Payne,Andrew et al (ed.). Oceans of Life off Southern Africa. Cape Town: Vlaeberg Publishers, 1989. First Edition. A most informative guide to marine life in the oceans off Southern Africa. Researched and written by some 37 marine experts this book would be of immense interest to anyone involved with marine life. 380 pp with colour and b+w ills and maps. A4 Item oversized and a postal quote need to be obtained from seller. Very Good. Covers inner edges show predation scarring. Dw. in good nick. Hardcover. (##2642)   

Hardcover. English. Vlaeberg. 1989 1st ed. ISBN: 0947461019. 380 pp with colour and bw illustrations, dwgs, diags and maps. Good condition in hardcover with good dw - a large & heavy book. A most informative guide to marine life in the oceans off Southern Africa. Researched and written by some 37 marine experts this book would be of immense interest to anyone involved with marine life. Book No: 1002201

Buy Oceans of Life off Southern Africa. Eds: IL Payne, JM Crawford, Illustr. Anthony P Van Dalsen. for R225.00

Published by Vlaeberg Publishers. 1st ed 1989. Hard cover. A beautiful   book for the person who love the sea. Book in very good condition. Dust cover is shelf rubbed. No inscription. 380 page of photo's and illustrations. Packing and Postage R55.

Hardback. English. Vlaeberg Publishers. 1989. In fair/good condition.

Currents of Contrast: Life in Southern Africa's Two Oceans - Thomas P. Peschak - Struik - Hard cover with dust cover in very good condition.  Southern Africa’s coast is the meeting place of two ocean giants – the Benguela current of the Atlantic Ocean and the Agulhas of the Indian Ocean. They clash fiercely at the continent’s southern tip, dividing the region into two contrasting marine ecosystems that rank among the richest, most biologically diverse and oceanographically complex on the planet. The waters of the west coast are fed by the Benguela, a cold current that accounts for the enormous volume of marine life found here, while those of the east coast – warmed by the Agulhas current – are noted for their huge variety of life forms. Currents of Contrast – Life in Southern Africa’s Two Oceans first introduces the realm of the Benguela, where you will encounter the ocean’s ultimate predator, the great white shark. Here, the nutrient-rich waters wash over rocky reefs, and vast kelp forests thrive, providing food for diverse animals and plants, among them Cape clawless otters. In the realm of the Agulhas, you can explore the Knysna estuary and its most charismatic inhabitant, the Knysna seahorse. Follow the sardine run on the east coast and witness the suite of predators that feasts on this silver cornucopia.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Fewer people have been to the deepest part of the ocean than have been to the moon. Even now, the vast majority of this wilderness - which covers over 70% of the planet and forms its largest ecosystem - has never been seen by human eyes, let alone explored or investigated by scientists. Yet our oceans contain perhaps 90% of all life, and the physical and biological processes within it are critical to supporting our existence on Earth. Professor Alex Rogers has spent the past 30 years studying life in the deep ocean. In this book, he takes us on an epic and utterly unforgettable voyage to an alien world, and brings us right to the edge of what is known about our oceans today. Introducing us to glittering coral gardens, submarine mountains and a range of bizarre and breathtaking sea creatures, many of which he discovered first-hand, Rogers not only illustrates the ocean's enormous and untold impact on our lives, but also shows how we are damaging it catastrophically through pollution, overfishing, and the insidious and global effects of climate change. Imbued with the author's infectious sense of wonder, and replete with stunning photography of underwater life, The Deep is a magisterial study of a world we are only just beginning to understand - and a profoundly hopeful call to arms for us to reshape our relationship with it, before it is too late. Features Summary From one of the world's pre-eminent marine biologists - and a scientific consultant on the BBC's Blue Planet series - comes a dazzling account of the wonders that lie beneath the ocean's surface... Author Alex Rogers Publisher Wildfire llc Release date 20190411 Pages 368 ISBN 1-4722-5394-9 ISBN 13 978-1-4722-5394-1

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Journey into the mysterious world under the sea as 3-D pop-ups swing off the page, bringing to life whales, dolphins, angler fish, and much more Filled with stunning art and interesting facts about various oceanic zones--such as coral reefs, the frozen sea, the deep sea, and much more--Lucio and Meera Santoro take readers on an interactive and imaginative journey deep beneath the surface of the blue sea Features Summary An amazing underwater adventure with revolutionary pop-up technology from Lucio and Meera Santoro, the creators of "Journey to the Moon" and "Predators"! Author Lucio Santoro (Author), Meera Santoro (Author) Publisher Little Simon Release date 20101001 Pages 12 ISBN 1-4169-8467-4 ISBN 13 978-1-4169-8467-2

Struik, 2007.  Hard cover. 207 pages. Very good condition; like new. Parcel over 1kg. Chris Marais and Julienne du Toit went to the beach in South Africa and stayed there for more than two months, travelling all the way from Alexander Bay to Kosi Bay. They dug into history and legend, met all sorts of colourful coast-dwellers, and captured slices of life in South Africa’s seaside towns and cities. Their lavish photographs and lively anecdotes cover a range of coastal topics, including shark cage-diving, polo estates, penguin antics, shipwrecks, whale-watching, Wild Coast beach-hiking, township life and the wonders of the St Lucia Wetland complex. Meet the people they come across, in the pages of Coast to Coast. Share the good light with them. Feel the heat. Stick your toe in two oceans, throw back your head and laugh like no-one’s watching. Sometimes, life just is a bowl of oysters…  

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days 'Mermaids are powerful and graceful inhabitants of the water, and represent strong and independent beings who live adventurous nature-based lives.' - Doreen Virtue Mermaids and Mermen take care of our oceans and seas, and keep the water element of our world in balance. They are also adventurous and fun-loving creatures who delight in life. This stunning colouring book, with exquisite illustrations from Norma J. Burnell, brings messages of celebration, care and fun from the Merpeople. Colouring in these beautiful images will reconnect you with nature and help you rediscover the joy that is already in your heart. Let the Mermaids show you that there is no end to the beauty and celebration in the world around you! Features Summary Mermaids and Mermen take care of our oceans and seas, and keep the water element of our world in balance. They are also adventurous and fun-loving creatures who delight in life... Author Doreen Virtue (Author), Norma J. Burnell (Illustrator) Publisher Hay House Uk Ltd Release date 20170721 Pages 96 ISBN 1-78180-926-7 ISBN 13 978-1-78180-926-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days Delve deep into the mysteries of Earth's geography to reveal the hidden secrets of life on our planet. This title includes double page spreads on mountains, deserts, the oceans, the atmosphere and icy landscapes such as Antarctica, each one bursting with flaps to lift to reveal scientific and natural history information. It also contains a feature on how climate change is affecting our planet, and what can be done to reduce its effects. It contains over fifty sturdy embedded flaps. Features Summary Includes double page spreads on mountains, deserts, the oceans, the atmosphere and icy landscapes such as Antarctica, each one with flaps to lift to reveal scientific and natural history information... Author Katie Daynes (Author), Alex Frith (Author), Peter Allen (Illustrator) Publisher Usborne Publishing Ltd Release date 20080102 Pages 16 ISBN 0-7460-8754-3 ISBN 13 978-0-7460-8754-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 20 - 25 working days These resource books provide the busy teacher with science lessons that are appropriate and doable. Step-by-step lessons alignedwith National Science Education Standards, make science relevant to real life. There are hands-on activities with student record sheets. Planet Earth presents information and investigations on these seven concepts:7 Earth is composed of rocks, water, and gases.7 The core, mantle, and crust make up the layers of the Earth.7 Earth's curst contains continents and oceans.7 Constructive forces affect landforms.7 Destructive forces affect landforms.7 Soil is made up of a variety of components. Features Summary These resource books provide the busy teacher with science lessons that are appropriate and doable. Step-by-step lessons alignedwith National Science Education Standards... Author David Steward (Author), Evan-Moor Educational Publishers (Author) Publisher Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Release date 20020301 Pages 79 ISBN 1-55799-836-1 ISBN 13 978-1-55799-836-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 13 working days "Since I first read, and then taught, Helmreich's extraordinary essay on alien kinship and the biopolitics of gene transfer in marine biology and biotechnology in 2003, I have been swimming eagerly in his alien oceans, waiting for this book, eager to feast. A multi-sited and deeply sounded ethnography of ocean microbiologists and their subvisible critters, "Alien Ocean" dunks the reader in seas of blue-green capital and rampant globalizing viral traders in gene currency. Tangled in sentiment and science, salty microbial webs infuse dreadful and promising figures of aliens and familiars. In this rich study of microbial oceanography we meet the extremeophiles of a mortal earth--an earth better named ocean, where deep-sea dwelling, heat-loving archaea are dredged to tell stories of unlikely kin, extraordinary technology, planktonic globalizers, and Hawaiian indigenous activists. This is a book about networks of loves and disciplines that is hard to put down."--Donna Haraway "This book is as wondrous as the otherworldly creatures whose apperception it recounts, from one of the most innovative cultural anthropologists writing today. Helmreich shows how the water covering the earth demands of scientists a planetary optic haunted always by the figure of that which lies just outside the limits of the imagination--the alien. Deep-sea creatures turn out to be connected to networks of knowledge, economy, politics, and culture that reshape everything from the shifting shorelines of Georgian barrier islands to the postcolonial futures of Hawai'i. "Alien Ocean" challenges longstanding constructs of causation, system, and replication that are the foundation of scientific knowledge itself."--BillMaurer, University of California, Irvine "Taking us from laboratory workbenches to the cramped confines of the Alvin submarine, Helmreich immerses readers in his ethnographic account of a scientific field, marine microbiology, concerned with questions of fundamental importance--what is life? what is a planet? is there a difference? Alien Ocean--inviting and challenging in its empirical and theoretical scope, in its humor and serious play, in its deft handling of scientific material--will set a new standard for the anthropology of science."--Mike Fortun, author of "Promising Genomics: Iceland and DeCODE Genetics in a World of Speculation" Features Summary Charts how revolutions in genomics, bioinformatics, and remote sensing have pressed marine biologists to see the sea as animated by its smallest inhabitants: marine microbes.. Author Stefan Helmreich Publisher University of California Press Release date 20081125 Pages 422 ISBN 0-520-25062-1 ISBN 13 978-0-520-25062-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days All at once, it was as if the stars leapt closer. Grandma grabbed the boy, raising him high above the rooftiles on her head. She was alive! The boy's grandma was a famous architect. Her garden is still full of old building materials. Unwilling to accept she has gone, the boy builds a giant structure from the bricks and girders he finds. And then... Grandma comes to life! The boy is whisked away on an epic adventure across fields, through oceans and atop roofs. But where is Grandma taking him? Beautiful, thrilling and extremely moving: the extraordinary debut picture book from much-loved author, Ross Montgomery. Features Summary All at once, it was as if the stars leapt closer. Grandma grabbed the boy, raising him high above the rooftiles on her head. She was alive! The boy's grandma was a famous architect... Author Ross Montgomery (Author), David Litchfield (Illustrator) Publisher Faber and Faber Release date 20160901 Pages 32 ISBN 0-571-31410-4 ISBN 13 978-0-571-31410-2