The Resource The fragile edge : diving and other adventures in the South Pacific, Julia Whitty
The fragile edge : diving and other adventures in the South Pacific, Julia Whitty
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- Summary
- Julia Whitty paints a mesmerizing, scientifically rich portrait of teeming coral reefs off Rangiroa in French Polynesia-the underwater equivalent of an African big game safari-where hammerhead sharks, the thugs of the reef, rule a cascading chain of extraordinary underwater creatures. Equally inspiring for armchair or expert divers, The Fragile Edge illuminates eastern-influenced diving techniques that transform our understanding of diving from sport to breath-inspired art. Whitty reports on the latest ways in which science extends our understanding of unfathomable waters, including the sonar tracking of a huge, unknown loner with a voice louder than that of any known species.On the island of Mo"orea in the South Pacific, she witnesses the entrapment of a group of spinner dolphins caught inside the sieve between barrier reef and coral atoll. In this and scores of other intensely memorable scenes, Whitty emerges as one of our finest writers on the mystery, beauty, and fragility of the underwater ocean world
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 292 pages
- Isbn
- 9780618197163
- Label
- The fragile edge : diving and other adventures in the South Pacific
- Title
- The fragile edge
- Title remainder
- diving and other adventures in the South Pacific
- Statement of responsibility
- Julia Whitty
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Julia Whitty paints a mesmerizing, scientifically rich portrait of teeming coral reefs off Rangiroa in French Polynesia-the underwater equivalent of an African big game safari-where hammerhead sharks, the thugs of the reef, rule a cascading chain of extraordinary underwater creatures. Equally inspiring for armchair or expert divers, The Fragile Edge illuminates eastern-influenced diving techniques that transform our understanding of diving from sport to breath-inspired art. Whitty reports on the latest ways in which science extends our understanding of unfathomable waters, including the sonar tracking of a huge, unknown loner with a voice louder than that of any known species.On the island of Mo"orea in the South Pacific, she witnesses the entrapment of a group of spinner dolphins caught inside the sieve between barrier reef and coral atoll. In this and scores of other intensely memorable scenes, Whitty emerges as one of our finest writers on the mystery, beauty, and fragility of the underwater ocean world
- Award
- Kiriyama Prize for Nonfiction, 2008.
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- 192166
- Cataloging source
- DLC
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- Whitty, Julia
- Dewey number
- 578.77/89099622
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- QH198.F74
- LC item number
- W48 2007
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Coral reef ecology
- Rangiroa (French Polynesia)
- French Polynesia
- Target audience
- adult
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- diving and other adventures in the South Pacific
- Label
- The fragile edge : diving and other adventures in the South Pacific, Julia Whitty
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-286)
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- volume
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- text
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- Control code
- 633366
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- viii, 292 pages
- Isbn
- 9780618197163
- Isbn Type
- (hbk)
- Lccn
- 2006023706
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- unmediated
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- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780618197163
- (OCoLC)70830927
- Label
- The fragile edge : diving and other adventures in the South Pacific, Julia Whitty
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-286)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 633366
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- viii, 292 pages
- Isbn
- 9780618197163
- Isbn Type
- (hbk)
- Lccn
- 2006023706
- Media category
- unmediated
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- rdamedia
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