The Jade Coast: The Ecology of the North Pacific Ocean
Ecology of the North Pacific Ocean
$41.70
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
14 July 2003
Summary
The verdant coastline from northern California to south-east Alaska bursts into a rich hue of jade green when the sun emerges from behind a canopy of cloud. This is the Jade Coast – brooding in winter, sparkling in summer and always abounding with life. The coastal waters of the Jade Coast support over 400 species of fish, 161 species of marine birds, 29 marine mammals and over 6,500 species of invertebrates. Aside from the number of species, the sheer abundance of some of these animals is st…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781552635131 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1552635139 |
| Author: | Rob Butler, Robert William Butler |
| Publisher: | Key Porter Books |
| Imprint: | Key Porter Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 14 July 2003 |
| Weight: | 590g |
| Dimensions: | 12mm x 204mm x 255mm |
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Delightful… The well-crafted and informative narrative, complemented by the beautiful color illustrations, vividly depicts the complex and delicate ecological relationships.
Delightful… The well-crafted and informative narrative, complemented by the beautiful color illustrations, vividly depicts the complex and delicate ecological relationships.–Gary Hulett”Journal of the West” (07/01/2004)
About The Author
Rob Butler
Rob Butler, PhD has been a park naturalist, a wildlife biologist, a senior government wildlife scientist and an Adjunct Professor of Biological Sciences at Simon Fraser University in Canada. He writes for the “Smithsonian,” “New Scientist” and “Equinox.”
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