The Golden Forest
Exploring a Coastal California Ecosystem
Published on 15. November 2017
32 pages
978-1-63076-181-3 (ISBN)
Description
Owen, who lives in Colorado, is visiting his cousin Neko at her home in coastal California. He is eager to explore the beach with his cousin and aunt, and they find a large amount of kelp washed ashore after a large storm the previous evening. His curiosity about the kelp leads to an afternoon snorkeling adventure in a kelp forest with his cousin and aunt, and they point out the many creatures that inhabit the underwater "golden forest." Back on the beach, his marine biologist aunt explains how important the washed-up kelp is to the beach ecosystem, and the children learn how valuable kelp is to the environment both in the water and on the coastal beaches.
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01/2018
Muddy Boots Press
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By Carol Blanchette and Jenifer Dugan
Content
- The Golden Forest
- Storms and Waves
- Kelp
- Photosynthesis
- Beach hopper (Megalorchestia californiana).
- Pictured rove beetle (Thinopinus pictus).
- Opheliid worm (Thoracophelia mucronata).
- Sand crab (Emerita analoga).
- Snorkeling
- SPECIES KEY
- SPECIES KEY
- Glossary
- Things You Can Do to Keep the Ocean Healthy
- About the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network
- About the Santa Barbara Coastal LTER
- Acknowledgements
- Dedications
