The Northwest Coast: A Natural History
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Book Overview
This book provides a rich synthesis of geology, climatology, and oceanography as the backdrop for an examination of the animal and plant communities of the West Coast from Cape Mendocino to Cape... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:B08M28RDTJ
ISBN13:9798554910234
Release Date:June 2011
Publisher:Independently Published
Length:404 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
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Great introduction to the ecology of the Northwest Coast
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I am not a specialist, but I have enjoyed this book very much. The author takes an holistic approach to the subject, starting with how geological history and climate shape the environment and the biological communities that live in it. The book is full of fascinating facts, from the sexual life of gray whales to which species are prevalent in intertidal zones, to how much seafood sea mammals consume. The book complements a field guide (it does not help much in identification, by itself): it explains and enables you to see what is going on in front of your eyes. I think it adds a lot to the enjoyment I can derive from visiting the coast. By the way, in spite of the title, the California coast is described here, and so is the Canadian one.
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