Author: Steven K. Katona
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A Field Guide to the Whales, Porpoises, and Seals of the Gulf of Maine and Eastern Canada
Author: Steven K. Katona
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
The Cruising Guide to the New England Coast
Author: Robert C. Duncan
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393048582
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 864
Book Description
Here, entirely updated, is the latest edition of the most complete, authoritative cruising guide to the northeastern coast.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393048582
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 864
Book Description
Here, entirely updated, is the latest edition of the most complete, authoritative cruising guide to the northeastern coast.
Handbook of Marine Mammals
Author: Sam H. Ridgway
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 9780125885065
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Twenty-three separate papers, each describing a single species.
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 9780125885065
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Twenty-three separate papers, each describing a single species.
The Atlantic Coast
Author: Harry Thurston
Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd
ISBN: 1553659651
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The North Atlantic coast of North America—commonly known as the Atlantic Coast—extends from Newfoundland and Labrador through the Maritime Provinces and the Northeastern United States south to Cape Hatteras. This North Atlantic region belongs to the sea. The maritime influence on climate, flora, and fauna is dominant — even far inland. Both on land and at sea, this region is where north meets south, where the great northern boreal forests intermingle with the southern coniferous-hardwood forests, and where the icy Labrador Current and the tropical Gulf Stream vie for supremacy and eventually mix. The Atlantic Coast draws upon the best and most up-to-date science on the ecology of the region as well as the author’s lifetime experience as a resident, biologist, and naturalist. The book explores the geological origins of the region, the two major forest realms, and the main freshwater and marine ecosystems, and describes the flora and fauna that characterize each habitat. It ends with a look at what has been lost and how the remaining natural heritage of the region might be conserved for the future.
Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd
ISBN: 1553659651
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The North Atlantic coast of North America—commonly known as the Atlantic Coast—extends from Newfoundland and Labrador through the Maritime Provinces and the Northeastern United States south to Cape Hatteras. This North Atlantic region belongs to the sea. The maritime influence on climate, flora, and fauna is dominant — even far inland. Both on land and at sea, this region is where north meets south, where the great northern boreal forests intermingle with the southern coniferous-hardwood forests, and where the icy Labrador Current and the tropical Gulf Stream vie for supremacy and eventually mix. The Atlantic Coast draws upon the best and most up-to-date science on the ecology of the region as well as the author’s lifetime experience as a resident, biologist, and naturalist. The book explores the geological origins of the region, the two major forest realms, and the main freshwater and marine ecosystems, and describes the flora and fauna that characterize each habitat. It ends with a look at what has been lost and how the remaining natural heritage of the region might be conserved for the future.
Seaside Naturalist
Author: Deborah A. Coulombe
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671765035
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
An illustrated guide to the characteristics of some of the 200,000 different plants and animals that live in the ocean.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671765035
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
An illustrated guide to the characteristics of some of the 200,000 different plants and animals that live in the ocean.
A Field Guide to the Whales, Porpoises, and Seals of the Gulf of Maine and Eastern Canada
Author: Steven K. Katona
Publisher: New York : Scribner's
ISBN: 9780684179025
Category : Mammals
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Publisher: New York : Scribner's
ISBN: 9780684179025
Category : Mammals
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Orcas of the Gulf
Author: Gerard Gormley
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595011187
Category : Killer whale
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Book Description: 揙rcas of the Gulf will be a pleasure to anyone who wants to explore the realities of nature. Mr. Gormley's awe and respect for these magnificent whales is shared with us as a small pod of orca pass through the familiar waters off New England. We find ourselves enveloped in the interlocked, interwoven spectrum of the sea; everyday life to the orca, white water drama and magical beauty to Man. Much seems incredible, impossible, even mythical, yet the author has included every available bit of science in his exciting and educational narrative. He takes us a few steps farther than science has yet gone with common sense and realism, challenging the scientists to discover the full world of the orca. His narrative theories on perception, communication, pod society and chillingly realistic assessment of human impact are most interesting. The values and perceptions expressed in this work are not human, but they may just be the orca's, and we can all learn from that.?/p> -William W. Rossiter, Vice President Cetacean Society International Author bio: Gerard Gormley lives in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, where he studies sea life, especially cetaceans, as an avocation. His previous natural history, A Dolphin Summer, won broad critical acclaim for its artistic and scientific merit. His third nature book, about humpback whales, is in progress. Formerly a submariner and science writer, Mr. Gormley supplements his writing income by selling collectible books over the Internet.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595011187
Category : Killer whale
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Book Description: 揙rcas of the Gulf will be a pleasure to anyone who wants to explore the realities of nature. Mr. Gormley's awe and respect for these magnificent whales is shared with us as a small pod of orca pass through the familiar waters off New England. We find ourselves enveloped in the interlocked, interwoven spectrum of the sea; everyday life to the orca, white water drama and magical beauty to Man. Much seems incredible, impossible, even mythical, yet the author has included every available bit of science in his exciting and educational narrative. He takes us a few steps farther than science has yet gone with common sense and realism, challenging the scientists to discover the full world of the orca. His narrative theories on perception, communication, pod society and chillingly realistic assessment of human impact are most interesting. The values and perceptions expressed in this work are not human, but they may just be the orca's, and we can all learn from that.?/p> -William W. Rossiter, Vice President Cetacean Society International Author bio: Gerard Gormley lives in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, where he studies sea life, especially cetaceans, as an avocation. His previous natural history, A Dolphin Summer, won broad critical acclaim for its artistic and scientific merit. His third nature book, about humpback whales, is in progress. Formerly a submariner and science writer, Mr. Gormley supplements his writing income by selling collectible books over the Internet.
Marsh Meadow Mountain
Author: John Harding
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 9781439901687
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
A combination tour guide and ecological primer of the Delaware Valley.
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 9781439901687
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
A combination tour guide and ecological primer of the Delaware Valley.
The Urban Naturalist
Author: Steven D. Garber
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486148327
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
DIVInformative, useful field guide reveals the amazing biodiversity within city and suburban landscapes, including trees, insects and other invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Hundreds of fascinating facts. /div
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486148327
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
DIVInformative, useful field guide reveals the amazing biodiversity within city and suburban landscapes, including trees, insects and other invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Hundreds of fascinating facts. /div
Servants of the Fish
Author: Myron Arms
Publisher: Upper Access Books
ISBN: 0942679296
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
As the last of the northern cod disappeared from the fishing banks of eastern North America during the waning years of the 20th century, more than just fish faced the threat of extinction. In communities all around the island of Newfoundland, thousands of fishermen and their families suddenly found themselves confronted by a similar threat. Servants of the Fish is the story of these people, who are at once the perpetrators and the victims of this event. As he did in his bestselling Riddle of the Ice, Arms employs the drama of the voyage to bring readers face to face with the people and the geography of the tale he tells. It is the tale of a particular time and place. Yet it is also an allegory of sorts--about predators and prey, about greed and denial, and about our collective ability as human beings to destroy natural systems once thought to be infinite.
Publisher: Upper Access Books
ISBN: 0942679296
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
As the last of the northern cod disappeared from the fishing banks of eastern North America during the waning years of the 20th century, more than just fish faced the threat of extinction. In communities all around the island of Newfoundland, thousands of fishermen and their families suddenly found themselves confronted by a similar threat. Servants of the Fish is the story of these people, who are at once the perpetrators and the victims of this event. As he did in his bestselling Riddle of the Ice, Arms employs the drama of the voyage to bring readers face to face with the people and the geography of the tale he tells. It is the tale of a particular time and place. Yet it is also an allegory of sorts--about predators and prey, about greed and denial, and about our collective ability as human beings to destroy natural systems once thought to be infinite.