The Blue Planet: A Natural History of the Oceans - Hardcover

Byatt, Andrew; Fothergill, Alastair; Holmes, Martha; British Broadcasting Corporation

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0789482657 ISBN 13: 9780789482655

Verlag: Dk Pub, 2002

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Book by DK Publishing Fothergill Alastair Byatt Andrew Hol

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Revealing the many mysteries that lurk beneath the sea, an authoritative guide, from the Pacific Ocean to the icy waters surrounding the poles to lush tropical seas, examines the life and animal behavior that exists in these underwater worlds.

Biografía del autor

Alastair Fothergill was educated at the universities of St. Andrew's and Durham in the UK, joining the BBC Natural History Unit in 1983. He has worked on a wide range of the department's programs, including the award winning The Really Wild Show, Wildlife on One, and the innovative Reefwatch. He worked with Sir David Attenborough on The Trials of Life and again, in 1993, when he produced Life in the Freezer, for which he also wrote the accompanying BBC book. In 1992 he was appointed head of the BBC Natural History Unit. In June 1998 he stepped down as head of the unit in order to concentrate on his role as series producer of The Blue Planet TV series. Martha Holmes specialized in marine biology and gained her Ph.D. at the University of York in UK. She started work with the BBC in 1998, presenting programs such as Reefwatch, a live underwater broadcast from the northern Red Sea, and The Natural World: Splashdown, which was followed by the award-winning wildlife adventure series Sea Trek, for which she wrote the accompanying BBC book. She worked in Antarctica for Sir David Attenborough's Life in the Freezer and has produced a number of other natural history films, such as Hippos out of Water, Deadly Liaisons, Otters -- The Truth and Reefwise. More recently, she produced the groundbreaking and BAFTA-winning film Wildlife Special: Polar Bear. She joined The Blue Planet team as a producer in 1997. Andrew Byatt began working with the Natural History Unit in 1989 as a safety diver for The Natural World: Splashdown. He has been highly acclaimed for his work on several Wildlife on One programs, including the award-winning film on jellyfish, The Swarm. More recently, Andrew has produced two films for Incredible Journeys on gray whales and rattlesnakes, and has co-produced Wildlife Special: Humpback Whales. He joined The Blue Planet team as a producer in 1997.

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• Verlag: Dk Pub
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0789482657
• ISBN 13: 9780789482655
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 384