The silent deep : the discovery, ecology and conservation of the deep sea /
Tony Koslow.
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.
- 270 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The rise of deep-sea exploration : early paradigms -- On the shoulders of giants: the Challenger expedition -- Life in the twilight zone and beyond -- Bugs in the mud : the Lilliputian fauna of the deep seafloor -- Vents, seeps, and whale falls : alternative energy sources in the deep sea -- Seamounts and deepwater coral reefs -- Dumping and pollution -- Mining the deep sea -- Climate change -- Deepwater fisheries : no more an oxymoron -- The way forward : conservation and policy options / written with Kristina Gjerde.