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Philippe Bouchet, a scientific authority of international renown, is the director of the malacology laboratory in the French Natural History Museum and head of the institution's scientific publications. He is a member of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature based in London and directs the exploration mission of marine fauna in the South Pacific. Bouchet is credited with the discovery of several new species. He is the author of a number of articles and scientific works and The Land of the Ocean.Giles Mermet, the photographer, has contributed his work to several books, including A Close Look at Insects and A Portrait of Plants.