
Pacific Intertidal Life
A Guide to Organisms of Rocky Reefs and Tide Pools of the Pacific Coast
Wilderness Press
Published on 5. May 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-0-912550-32-9 (ISBN)
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Description
Easily Identify the Living Things You Find in the Intertidal Zone of the Pacific Coast!
Enjoy learning to identify organisms of the rocky reefs and tide pools of the Pacific coast-from Alaska to Baja, California-with this guide from authors Ron Russo and Pam Olhausen. With this handy, easy-to-use book, you'll be able to identify a wide variety of intertidal life in no time. And its small size makes it just right for fitting into your pocket or pack when you go for a walk along the coast.
Features:
Illustrations with line drawings
Information to help readers identify various life forms of the intertidal zone along the Pacific coastline
In-depth discussion about this specific, unique environment and its creatures
Enjoy learning to identify organisms of the rocky reefs and tide pools of the Pacific coast-from Alaska to Baja, California-with this guide from authors Ron Russo and Pam Olhausen. With this handy, easy-to-use book, you'll be able to identify a wide variety of intertidal life in no time. And its small size makes it just right for fitting into your pocket or pack when you go for a walk along the coast.
Features:
Illustrations with line drawings
Information to help readers identify various life forms of the intertidal zone along the Pacific coastline
In-depth discussion about this specific, unique environment and its creatures
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkeley
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Two-color illustrations throughout, maps throughout
Dimensions
Height: 152 mm
Width: 101 mm
Weight
42 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-912550-32-9 (9780912550329)
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Ron Russo retired as the chief naturalist of the East Bay Regional Park District in 2003 and is the author of several field guides, including Pacific Coast Mammals and Mountain State Mammals. He continues his writing and research, discovering several new species of plant galls each year. He lives in Mt. Shasta, CA. Pam Olhausen is also the author of Pacific Coast Mammals. She lives in Sedona, AZ.
Content
Species List
Limpets
Abalones
Chitons
Mussels
Snails
Periwinkle
Dogwinkle
Octopi
Sea slugs
Nudibranchs
Anemones
Sea stars
Sea urchins
Isopods
Rock louse
Pillbug
Barnacles
Crabs
Kelp
Spider crab
Hermit crab
Shrimp
Fish
Bristleworms
Ribbonworms
Polyclad
Flatworms
Marine algae
Sponge weed
Sea lettuce
Moss weed
Surf grass
Brown algae
Red algae
Sponges
Hydroids
Limpets
Abalones
Chitons
Mussels
Snails
Periwinkle
Dogwinkle
Octopi
Sea slugs
Nudibranchs
Anemones
Sea stars
Sea urchins
Isopods
Rock louse
Pillbug
Barnacles
Crabs
Kelp
Spider crab
Hermit crab
Shrimp
Fish
Bristleworms
Ribbonworms
Polyclad
Flatworms
Marine algae
Sponge weed
Sea lettuce
Moss weed
Surf grass
Brown algae
Red algae
Sponges
Hydroids