Displaying 1 of 1 2008 Format: Book Author: Ulanski, Stan L., 1946- author. Title: The Gulf Stream : tiny plankton, giant bluefin, and the amazing story of the powerful river in the Atlantic / Stan Ulanski. Publisher, Date: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2008. Description: xiii, 212 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm Summary: An illustrated introduction to one of the Earth's great natural wonders explores the science and history of the sea highway known as the Gulf Stream and reveals how the Gulf Stream affects, and is affected by, every living thing that encounters it. Subjects: Ocean currents -- North Atlantic Ocean. Gulf Stream. Genre: Trivia and miscellanea. Notes: "A Caravan book"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-206) and index. 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. Web Site: Table of contents LCCN: 2008004746 ISBN: 9780807887141 0807887145 9780807871577 0807871575 9780807832172 0807832170 Other Number: 191898150 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 231623 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 551.462 Ulanski Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
