Underwater Sydney
By: Inke Falkner, John Turnbull
Celebrates Sydney’s harbour and coast through eclectic stories and underwater photography.
Admired all over the world and loved by locals for its natural beauty, Sydney Harbour is enjoyed by thousands of people every day. But rarely do we look below the surface where, beneath all the hustle and bustle, lively communities go about their business. With underwater forests and gardens, hundreds of species of fish and thousands of invertebrates, Sydney is as colourful and diverse below the water as it is above! + Full description
Underwater Sydney celebrates Sydney’s incredible harbour and coast through eclectic stories and stunning underwater photography. It also explores the challenges the harbour is facing today after more than 200 years of coastal development and the role that marine science plays in maintaining the harbour’s health. Underwater Sydney will open your eyes to the rich marine life that makes the Sydney estuary and coast so special.
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Head to our blog to see some of Sydney Harbour's fascinating and mesmerising inhabitants.
Find out more about Inke Falkner at her website: www.inkefalkner.com (external link)
Find out more about John Turnbull at his website: www.marineexplorer.org (external link)
Or visit his photostream to view more of his incredible photography: www.flickr.com/photos/johnwturnbull (external link)
Reviews
"Underwater Sydney is a coffee table book in the best sense – written for a lay audience, but not lacking in scientific rigour. It would be equally at home on display or in the side pocket of your ute as a pre-snorkel reference guide."
Emily Jateff, Signals 128, Spring 2019, magazine of the Australian National Maritime Museum
"Not only do they [the authors] show how the unique 'drowned river valley' environment of Sydney Harbour fosters extraordinary biodiversity, they also provide a visual feast of native marine wildlife. This is a book that will positively change the way you look at Sydney, forever."
Wildlife Australia, Summer 2019
"Backed by strong science, and stunning photographs, the book takes the reader on a journey to a place that not everyone has the opportunity to visit."
National Parks Association of New South Wales, 28 November 2019
Details
Paperback | September 2019 | $ 39.99ISBN: 9781486311187 | 168 pages | 225 x 215 mm
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Colour photographs, Maps
ePDF | September 2019
ISBN: 9781486311194
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Available from eRetailers
ePUB | September 2019
ISBN: 9781486311200
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
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Features
- Features engaging stories based on informative science and accompanied by colour photographs of diverse and charismatic marine life
- Offers an overview of the Sydney Harbour environment, including intertidal rocky shores, submerged sandstone reefs, sponge gardens, beaches and sandy bays, mangroves, and the interplay with the built environment
- Each chapter is introduced with an above-water photograph of a location to anchor the story, and includes a mini map of the locations where visitors can find a certain underwater community
Contents
ForewordAbout the authors
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Intertidal rocky shores
Underwater forests
Sponge gardens
More than sand – beaches and seagrass meadows
Mud and mangroves
Novel habitats
Ocean travellers and visitors
The future of Sydney Harbour
Underwater photography
What can I do?
References
Index
Authors
Inke Falkner is a marine ecologist who focuses on creative science and environmental education. In her role as Community Outreach Coordinator at the Sydney Institute of Marine Science, she developed and established an extensive marine science program for primary and high school students focusing on Sydney Harbour. She also curated the content for the Institute’s Discovery Centre and ran educational harbour cruises and foreshore walks featuring the amazing underwater world of Sydney Harbour. Having moved to the Southern Tablelands, NSW, she now works as a freelance science communicator.
John Turnbull is a marine ecologist, social scientist and passionate underwater photographer. John has dived extensively in Sydney Harbour and along the coastline and knows the inhabitants of these waters extremely well. His delightful and exciting photographs bring this book to life. A few years ago, John traded a life in the business sector to pursue his passion for marine conservation, and he is currently researching the relationship between humans, nature and stewardship of the marine environment at the University of New South Wales.