Down to a Sunless Sea: The Strange World of Hydrothermal Vents (Turnstone Ocean Explorers) [Hardcover]

Kate Madin (Author)

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 11 and up
  
• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Heinemann Library (January 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0739812386
• ISBN-13: 978-0739812389
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,298,069 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Life Where The Sun Doesn't Shine, April 17, 2000

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This review is from: Down to a Sunless Sea: The Strange World of Hydrothermal Vents (Ocean Explorer Series) (Paperback)

You won't find this information in even the most recent sciencetexts! You learned in school that all energy for life on earth can betraced back to the sun. This belief was revised after the 1977 discovery of deep ocean hydrothermal vent communities where populations of organisms owe their existence to hydrogen sulfide feeding bacteria. The book progresses from discovery to research into the geology, chemistry, and biology of this most interesting ecosystem. Numerous color photographs and detailed illustrations accompany the text. I especially enjoyed seeing the names and faces of the many scientists who have helped reveal the secrets of this submarine environment. This book would make an excellent supplement in a science classroom and no school library would be complete without it! Move over photosynthesis, chemosynthesis rules!