The human, the orchid, and the octopus : exploring and conserving our natural world /: exploring and conserving our natural world. (2010 ©2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jacques Cousteau and Susan Schiefelbein.
• Other Names: Cousteau, Jacques, 1910-1997; Schiefelbein, Susan
• Contents: The drive to explore -- Personal risk -- Public risk -- Irreplaceable water, irreplaceable air -- The Holy Scriptures and the environment -- Saccage -- Catch as catch can -- Science and human values -- The hot peace : nuclear weapons and nuclear energy -- Life in a billion years -- The miracle of life : the human, the orchid, and the octopus -- Epilogue: An update since the writing of this book.
• Publisher Details: New York : Bloomsbury
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (304 pages)
• Subjects: 333.95/16; Nature -- Environmental Conservation & Protection; Oceanographers -- France -- Biography; Nature conservation; Nature -- Effect of human beings on; Nature conservation; Nature -- Effect of human beings on; Oceanographers; Science -- General; The environment; France; Electronic books; Biography
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781596917552; 1596917555
• Related ISBNs: 9781596914186; 1596914181
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.