Natural history of San Francisco Bay /:

This complete primer on San Francisco Bay is a multifaceted exploration of an extraordinary, and remarkably resilient, body of water. Bustling with oil tankers, laced with pollutants, and crowded with forty-six cities, the bay is still home to healthy eelgrass beds, young Dungeness crabs and sharks,...

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1. Verfasser: Rubissow Okamoto, Ariel
Weitere Verfasser: Wong, Kathleen M. (Kathleen Michelle)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011.
Schriftenreihe:California natural history guides ; 102.
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Zusammenfassung:This complete primer on San Francisco Bay is a multifaceted exploration of an extraordinary, and remarkably resilient, body of water. Bustling with oil tankers, laced with pollutants, and crowded with forty-six cities, the bay is still home to healthy eelgrass beds, young Dungeness crabs and sharks, and millions of waterbirds. Written in an entertaining style for a wide audience, Natural History of San Francisco Bay delves into an array of topics including fish and wildlife, ocean and climate cycles, endangered and invasive species, and the path from industrialization to environmental restorat.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiv, 335 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520949980
0520949986
1283278324
9781283278324
9786613278326
6613278327

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