Janssen, C.; Mees, J. (2025). The unknown sea. Academia Press: Ghent. ISBN 978 90 209 8519 1. 287 pp.
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Janssen, C.; Mees, J. (2023). De onbekende zee: Het belang van de oceaan voor mens en planeet. Academia Press: Gent. ISBN 978-94-014-9137-2. 300 pp., more
Humans are at home on land, not in the sea. We know more about the surface of Mars than about our own deep sea. The ocean contains the highest mountains on Earth and is home to countless mysterious sea creatures that have barely been studied. Due to this lack of knowledge, we underestimate the crucial role the ocean plays for the planet - and therefore also for humanity - for example, in the fight against climate change. This book aims to change that. Based on the latest scientific insights, it seeks to immerse the reader, through storytelling, in the hidden beauty and complex workings of the ocean. The authors explain how ocean warming, acidification, overfishing, and pollution threaten not only its fragile flora and fauna, but also us.
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