The Gulf Stream : tiny plankton, giant bluefin, and the amazing story of the powerful river in the Atlantic / / Stan Ulanski.

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Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
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Physical Description:xiii, 212 p. :; ill., maps.
Notes:"A Caravan book"--T.p. verso.
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Table of Contents:
  • Coming full circle : flow in the Atlantic. Swirls and conveyors ; Anatomy of the Gulf Stream ; Flowing down the hill: the history of ocean circulation
  • Life in the Gulf Stream. Floaters and drifters ; Bluefin tuna: the great migration ; Fishing the blue waters
  • Sailing the Atlantic. Exploration and discovery ; Colonization of America.