Best Selling Books by Sylvia A. Earle

"... [L]egendary marine scientist Sylvia Earle portrays a global ecosystem on the brink of irreversible environmental crisis unless we act immediately. A Silent Spring for our era, this eloquent, urgent, fascinating book reveals how the past 50 years of destructive--and ever accelerating--oceanic change threaten the very existence of life on Earth." -- back cover.

Internationally renowned as the ambassador-at-large to the world''s oceans, Sylvia Earle is an extraordinary woman--the former chief scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a distinguished marine biologist, a veteran of more than 6,000 hours underwater, the founder of an ocean engineering firm, and an eloquent advocate for marine conservation. Sea Change is at once the gripping adventure story of Earle''s three decades of undersea exploration, an insider''s introduction to the dynamic field of marine biology, and an urgent plea for the preservation of the world''s fragile and rapidly deteriorating ocean ecosystems. Earle takes us along on journeys to places of unimaginable beauty and unutterable destruction. She conjures up the exhilaration of swimming with humpback whales off the coast of Maui; she makes us comprehend the true environmental tragedy of the massive oil spills in Prince William Sound and the Persian Gulf; and she leads us out into Australia''s Great Barrier Reef, the epitome of ocean wilderness but also the final resting place for tons of waste that drift in from thousands of miles away. This brilliant, thought-provoking, superbly readable book will inspire a new reverence for the majesty of the world''s oceans even as it opens our eyes to the intricate interdependence of all life-forms.

Dazzling photographs combine with inspiring insights from international ocean icon Sylvia Earle and other notable ocean advocates, paying a poignant tribute to the beauty and magic of the ocean and shedding light on its abundant gifts to the planet. This lyrical ode to the ocean marries the insights and inspiration of ocean advocate Sylvia Earle, and other experts and celebrities, with the world''s most stunning photographs of beaches, coral reefs, and underwater life. All combine to express Earle''s passionate message: Life depends on the ocean, and to save it we must love it. In seven essays, she recounts the milestones of a life spent pioneering and protecting the ocean. Supporting facts and maps bolster this book''s clear and hopeful message: We can all play a role in keeping the heart of our planet alive.

A brief introduction to coral reefs, including where they are found, how they grow, what lives in them, their importance, and efforts being made to protect and restore them.

Examines a variety of animals found in the sea, including jellyfish, worms, scallops, and squids.

The author relates some of her adventures studying and exploring the world''s oceans, including tracking whales, living in an underwater laboratory, and helping to design a deep water submarine.

This wondrous tour of the coral reefs of the world contains brief, informative text and dazzling close-up photos that introduce readers to 12 different species of fish that reside in coral reefs. Full-color photos.

Explores America''s twelve marine sanctuaries, from the relics of lost ships at Monitor Marine Sanctuary in North Carolina to the huge underwater cliffs in Monterey Bay, California.

"Information and photos of oceans for young children"--

A new genus and species, Hummbrella hydra, of uncertain taxonomic position among the Rhodophyta, collected at several locations in the Juan Fernandez Islands, is described and illustrated.

More than 150 photos, maps, and satellite images fill this overview of the world''s oceans, which profiles each ocean, describes ocean evolution, and examines oceanic life forms and geology, storm systems, and methods of ocean study.

A history of underwater exploration with coverage on the evolution of machines and techniques.