Deep Sea Ecology

Contents: Preface. 1. The scientist and the deep seas. 2. Mysteries of the deeps. 3. We go down in a bathysphere. 4. Scientific knowledge of the deep sea. 5. The story of the Eel Anguilla. 6. The floor of the oceans of the world. 7. The Dee sea zoo. 8. Some special features of the Deep sea animals. 9. The composition of the sea bottom. 10. Effect of a Bomb and H-bomb on the sea life. 11. Seven miles under the sea. 12. Evolution in the Deep seas and ecology. References. Index. The Oceans comprise the largest and most mysterious ecosystem on Earth and have attracted the attention of Man from the earliest times. The book by Professor S.M. Das provides us with a fascinating account of life in the deep seas. Having been a renowned oceanographer, the author gives an absorbing account of deep sea life with many personal touches drawn from his personal experiences as an oceanographer. An account of the composition of sea bottom, effect of atomic explosion on sea life, evolution in the deep seas and their ecology has also been given in the book to provide us with a birds eye view of life in the ocean depths. (jacket)