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Author
Publisher
Tilbury House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Just 2 inches long full-grown, this little guy is the foundation of the Southern Ocean food chain... "Hi. What are you? You appear to be an egg. You are an egg sinking. For many days, you sink. You sink a mile down, and you keep sinking down... down... until..." The unidentified narrator follows one krill among billions as it pursues its brief existence, eating and eating while metamorphosing from one thing into another and trying to avoid being eaten....
Author
Publisher
Island Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xvi, 194 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
They are one of most abundant animals on the planet, but when pressed, few people can accurately describe krill or explain their ecological importance. Antarctic krill have used their extraordinary adaptive skills to survive and thrive for millions of years in a dark, icy world. But with climate change melting ice caps, and increased and pollution, their evolutionary flexibility may not be enough. Eminent krill scientist Stephen Nicol wants us to...
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