Drew Harvell is Professor of Ecology at Cornell University, Curator of the Blaschka Glass Marine Invertebrate Collection, and author of Ocean Outbreak: Confronting the Rising Tide of Marine Disease.
"The author makes an eloquent plea for marine biodiversity
conservation."
*Library Journal*
"Harvell’s encounters with rarer creatures of the deep are as
exciting for the reader as they were for her, but the takeaway from
A Sea of Glass is an SOS call for a change in human behavior."
*Hakai Magazine*
"Stunning photos . . . contextualize the dramatic taxonomic and
ecological shifts in ocean life over the past 150 years."
*Nature*
"Harvell seems to channel the devotion that motivated the
Blaschkas."
*The Guardian*
"A wonderful example of the intertwining of science and art where
each expression of the wonders of the human mind sparks
another."
*The Explorers Journal*
"Curator and marine ecologist Harvell recounts her quest to find
the living versions of the creatures and the scientific insights
the 150-year-old glass replicas still provide." - The Best "Art
Meets Science" Books of 2016
*Smithsonian.com*
"Both the Blaschka collection and Harvell's work certainly stand
the test of time as a testimony to the beauty and magnificence of
the oceans' majesty and wonder."
*CHOICE*
"Beautifully written, multifaceted book . . . opens the doors of
marine ecology to new audiences at a critical time."
*Resurgence & Ecologist Magazine*
"You will want this book and then you will want to give it to one
and all for a delightful and stimulating introduction to our
wonderful ocean creatures."
*The Quarterly Review of Biology*
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