# Ocean, New Edition - Hardcover

by **Fabien Cousteau** (Introduction by), **DK** (Author)

**An enhanced edition of DK's exhaustive guide to the underwater world.**  

This authoritative, sumptuously illustrated encyclopedia is now in its third edition. Illustrated with a blend of beautiful and informative illustrations, maps, and photography, it is a broad-ranging, in-depth guide to both physical oceanography and marine life.

A comprehensive introduction explains important principles and processes, from the geology of the seafloor to the chemistry of seawater. The next two chapters look at key environments - from the seashore out to the open ocean - and the main groups of ocean life. Both of these chapters include systematic directory sections that contain in-depth visual profiles of key locations and species. The final chapter is a detailed, 60-page atlas of the world's oceans and seas, illustrated with maps compiled from satellite measurements of the ocean floor. Distributed throughout the book are feature spreads on the impact that humans are having on the marine environment, covering topics ranging from plastic pollution to ocean acidification.

Thoroughly updated to include the latest research on ocean science and profiles of newly discovered species, _Ocean_ remains an indispensable, all-encompassing visual guide to the marine world.  

### Author Biography

A marine explorer and documentary filmmaker, **Fabien Cousteau** has a particular interest in the study of sharks and their behavior. Cousteau wrote the foreword to Jennifer Swanson's _Astronaut-Aquanaut: How Space Science and Sea Science Interact_. He also wrote the introduction to _Ocean: The Definitive Visual Guide_. He was the editor in chief of the _Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Ocean_.

**Robert Dinwiddie** is a science writer specializing in educational illustrated books on astronomy, cosmology, earth science, and the history of science. He has written or contributed to more than 50 books, including the DK titles _Universe_, _Space_, _The Stars_, _Science_, _Ocean_, _Earth_, and _Violent Earth_. He enjoys travel, sailing, and stargazing.

**Philip Eales** studied physics at University College London. As well as writing about earth science topics, he runs a computer graphics company specializing in the visualization of geographical and astronomical data. He is the coauthor of _Ocean: The Definitive Visual Guide_, _Universe: The Definitive Visual Guide_, and _Ocean: The World's Last Wilderness Revealed_.

**Sue Scott** is a marine biologist, underwater photographer, writer, and consultant. Scott is a coauthor of _Ocean: The Definitive Visual Guide_. She studied marine biology at the University of Bangor and has worked for both the Marine Nature Conservation Review team and the Field Studies Council of the Nature Conservancy Council.

**Number of Pages:** 512

**Dimensions:** 1.3 x 11.9 x 10.2 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** May 31, 2022

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