The Gulf Stream: Tiny Plankton, Giant Bluefin, and the Amazing Story of the Powerful River in the Atlantic - Hardcover

Ulanski, Stan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807832170 ISBN 13: 9780807832172

Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 2008

Synopsis

Coursing through the Atlantic Ocean is a powerful current with a force 300 times that of the mighty Amazon. Ulanski explores the fascinating science and history of this sea highway known as the Gulf Stream, a watery wilderness that stretches from the Caribbean to the North Atlantic. Spanning both distance and time, Ulanski's investigation reveals how the Gulf Stream affects and is affected by every living thing that encounters it--from tiny planktonic organisms to giant bluefin tuna, from ancient mariners to big-game anglers. He examines the scientific discovery of ocean circulation, the role of ocean currents in the settlement of the New World, and the biological life teeming in the stream.

About this title

Book Description:

"Here is the amazing story of the ocean river we know as the Gulf Stream, told in a manner the layman can understand."--David Stick, author of Graveyard of the Atlantic: Shipwrecks of the North Carolina Coast

About the Author:

Stan Ulanski is professor of geology and environmental science at James Madison University.

About this edition

• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0807832170
• ISBN 13: 9780807832172
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 232