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Stung!: On Jellyfish Blooms and the Future of the Ocean

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780226020105 Author(s): Lisa-Ann Gershwin Format: Hardcover Year: 2013 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Dimensions: 162 x 234 x 30 (w x l x h) Pages: 424

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Description: Our oceans are becoming increasingly inhospitable to life - growing toxicity and rising temperatures coupled with overfishing have led many marine species to the brink of collapse. And yet there is one creature that is thriving in this seasick environment: the beautiful, dangerous, and now incredibly numerous jellyfish. As foremost jellyfish expert Lisa-ann Gershwin describes in 'Stung!', the jellyfish population bloom is highly indicative of the tragic state of the world's ocean waters, while also revealing the incredible tenacity of these remarkable creatures. Recent documentaries about swarms of jellyfish invading Japanese fishing grounds and headlines about armadas of stinging jellyfish in the Chesapeake are only the beginning - jellyfish are truly taking over the oceans. Despite their often dazzling appearance, jellyfish are simple creatures with simple needs: namely, fewer predators and competitors, warmer waters to encourage rapid growth, and more places for their larvae to settle and grow. In general, oceans that are less favorable to fish are more favorable to jellyfish, and these are the very conditions that we are creating worldwide. Despite their role as harbingers of marine destruction, jellyfish are enthralling creatures in their own right, and in 'Stung!', Gershwin tells stories of jellyfish while illuminating many facts about their behaviors and environmental adaptations. She