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Buy Now	The Ravaging Tide: Strange Weather, Future Katrinas, and the Coming Death of America's Coastal Cities (more) »rank: 231179 by: Mike Tidwell : :The question on every American's mind: Can Katrina happen to me where I live? The answer, unfortunately, is yes, yes, and again yes. If you are one of the 150 million Americans who live within 100 miles of a coastline -- and even if you live much farther inland -- you could be inhabiting the next New Orleans. The bad news for you is that there are even more studies full of even more scientific data confirming this fact than the studies predicting Katrina prior to 2005. The issue this time is global warming. We are literally altering the sky above us. ...	Buy Now	Tideland Treasure: The Naturalist's Guide to the Beaches and Salt Marshes of Hilton Head Island and the Southeastern Coast (more) »rank: 205825 by: Todd Ballantine : :A naturalist's guide to the beaches and marshes of the Southeast coast, portraying the nature of the sea, beach, salt marsh, plants, and animals of the area.
Buy Now	The Intertidal Wilderness: A Photographic Journey through Pacific Coast Tidepools (more) »rank: 1824839 by: Anne Wertheim Rosenfeld : :The Intertidal Wilderness is a stunning photographic exploration of the tidepools of the Pacific coast, from Baja California to as far north as southeast Alaska. These lush photographs capture in striking color the enormous variety of life and biological detail in the intertidal zone along one of the world's most spectacular coastlines. The interpretative text and captions describe telltale signs of ecological relationships and processes, helping the seashore explorer to appreciate ecological interactions and their consequences. The text delves into the roles of competition, predation, reproduction, natural variation in space and time, and color that characterize this vibrant ecosystem. This revised edition ...	Buy Now	Coastal Alert: Energy Ecosystems And Offshore Oil Drilling (Island Press Critical Issues Series, No. 2) (more) »rank: 362007 by: Dwight Holing : :Coastal Alert' explains how citizens can protect coastal resources from the damaging effects of offshore oil drilling.
Buy Now	The Coastal Zone: Past, Present, and Future (more) »rank: 660883 by: F. John Vernberg, Winona B. Vernberg : :CONCERNS ABOUT THE HEALTH of the environment have become firmly embedded in the public's list of vital issues confronting present and future generations. The emergence of environmental issues as a significant part of the societal agenda can be traced to the 1960s and 1970s, although threats to the world ecosystem were identified much earlier. In The Coastal Zone, John and Winona Vernberg, the preeminent scholars on the southeastern coastal environment, encourage the general public to gain a more in-depth understanding of environmental science, especially as it pertains to the future of our treasured coastal communities. Using case studies of the southeastern coast, ...	Buy Now	The Nature of Cape Cod (more) »rank: 5395467 by: Beth Schwarzman : :A well-known Cape naturalist, geologist, and public educator has written the first comprehensive natural history of the area, describing life and natural processes in its varied environments, from ocean beach to cranberry bog to deep woods. The Nature of Cape Cod provides maps and narrative descriptions of 50 sites that invite exploration; it will take readers to hidden gems and reveal new aspects of favorite places. Generously illustrated with drawings and maps, the book can be used by anyone wanting to go beyond the paved roads: walkers, paddlers, and nature lovers of all sorts. It should appeal to year-round and seasonal residents ...
Buy Now	A Place Between the Tides: A Naturalist's Reflections on the Salt Marsh (more) »rank: 656292 by: Harry Thurston : :A Place Between the Tides is an evocative mix of scientific observation and personal memories that captures the tremendous vitality and vulnerability of marshlands. For every nature writer there seems to be one special place that demonstrates the ways of the natural world and its relationship with humans. For Thoreau, it was a pond; for Annie Dillard, a creek; for author Harry Thurston, it is the salt marsh where land meets sea, one of the most biologically diverse habitats on Earth but one that is increasingly threatened. This is the story of Thurston's return to the beloved environment of his boyhood. Elegantly ...	Buy Now	New Zealand: Bays And Beaches (Pictorial Series - New Zealand) (more) »rank: 689082 by: Helga Neubauer, Wolfgang Vorbeck : :New Zealand's coastline consists of thousands of kilometres of golden yellow or blazing white sandy, pebbly or rocky beaches, which are mostly empty of people. The various different geological conditions mean that the sea appears in a variety of colours, from deep blue to dark green to turquoise. One of the highlights of a trip to New Zealand has to be witnessing a sunset or sunrise in one of the countless dreamy bays. There's something for everyone on New Zealand's coastline, be it surfing, boating, swimming, diving, fishing or splashing around with the children. Walking through the sand dunes gives you the ...
Buy Now	Coral Reefs: Ecosystems of the World, Vol. 25 (Ecosystems of the World) (more) »rank: 704901 by: Z. Dubinsky, David W. Goodall : :Over the last three decades, coral-reef study has advanced rapidly, widening our understanding of their functional intricacy. These finely- tuned ecosystems have been exposed to many perils as a result of tourist pressure, anthropogenic eutrophication and pollution. A better understanding of coral reefs is therefore essential to their survival.This volume is built around the key problems underlying the understanding of the structure and function of coral reefs as ecosystems. In each of these research fronts, former accomplishments are summarized and evaluated, and likely future foci are identified. Special attention is given to the interrelations of the different problems and processes which are ...	Buy Now	Coastal Marine Zooplankton: A Practical Manual for Students (more) »rank: 827899 by: Christopher D. Todd, M. S. Laverack, Geoff Boxshall : :The marine zooplankton is one of the most fascinating and diverse assemblages of animals known to biologists. This student manual provides a photographic guide to representative forms of the major groups from medusae and comb jellies to larval fish and squid. In it, only photographs of live and active organisms appear, giving a unique visual perspective. In this new edition, the authors have revised and updated the taxonomy and morphology so that combined with information on behavior and development, this book creates a vivid and essential reference.