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The hadal zone : life in the deepest oceans /
"The hadal zone represents one of the last great frontiers in marine science, accounting for 45% of the total ocean depth range. Despite very little research effort since the 1950s, the last ten years has seen a renaissance in hadal exploration, almost certainly as a result of technological adv...
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Cambridge:
Camnbridge University Press,
2015.
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| Acceso en liña: | https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hqsPBgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=the+hadal+zone+life+in+the+deepest+oceans&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjhp6uD4-XWAhVLYo8KHe2XBvUQ6AEIJTAA#v=onepage&q=the%20hadal%20zone%20life%20in%20the%20deepest%20oceans&f=false |
Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Preface; Part I. History, Geology and Technology: Introduction; 1. The history of hadal science and exploration; 2. Geography and geology; 3. Full ocean depth technology; Part II. Environmental Conditions and Physiological Adaptations: Introduction; 4. The hadal environment; 5. Hydrostatic pressure; 6. Food supply to the trenches; Part III. The Hadal Community: Introduction; 7. Microbes, protists and worms; 8. Porifera, mollusca and echinodermata; 9. Crustacea; 10. Cnidaria and fish; Part IV. Patterns and Current Perspectives: Introduction; 11. Ecology and evolution; 12. Current perspectives; Appendix; References; Index.