Brimming with illustrations and descriptions of more than six hundred species, SeaLife is a comprehensive single-volume reference to the vertebrate and invertebrate creatures inhabiting the world's oceans and shores. Covers oceanography and marine biology, marine invertebrates and fishes, marine reptiles, seabirds, cetaceans, pinnipeds and polar bears. Includes 56 color plates, ~1,000 black-and-white illustrations, 75 maps and an extensive reference section.