The New Beachcomber's Guide to the Pacific Northwest (eBook)

J. Duane Sept (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd. (Verlag)
978-1-55017-857-9 (ISBN)

Infos

The Pacific Northwest coast is home to one of the most diverse displays of intertidal marine life in the world. Featuring sponges, clams, snails, crabs, sea stars, sea anemones, jellies, fishes, seaweeds and more, The New Beachcomber's Guide to the Pacific Northwest is a portable and easy-to-use reference for searching out and identifying any of the hundreds of species of seashore life found on the beaches of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and Alaska.Covering the Pacific Northwest's most common shoreline-dwelling flora and fauna, the guide gives in each entry a detailed description of appearance and habitat accompanied by colour photos for easy identification of any creature you might encounter as you explore your local beach. This guide also provides simple but essential information on tides and the various habitats within the intertidal zones, to assist beachcombers in exploring safely with minimal ecologicalimpact.Thoroughly updated and packed with handy and accessible information, this guide belongs in the beach bag or backpack of any avid naturalist, amateur beachcomber or adventurousfamily.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.4.2019
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
• Schlagworte: biodiversity • Biology • Canada • Ecology • Ecosystems • Habitats • Hobby • identification guide • Marine Life • Nature • ocean • Outdoor • Pacific Northwest • scavenging • Science • Sea • West Coast
• ISBN-10: 1-55017-857-1 / 1550178571
• ISBN-13: 978-1-55017-857-9 / 9781550178579