Books, Outdoors & Nature, Ecosystems, Tidelands

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Peter Meyer
Nature Guide to the Carolina Coast: Common Birds, Crabs, Shells, Fish, and Other Entities of the Coastal Environment
by Avian-Cetacean Press (Paperback)

An entertaining, practical, reader-friendly guide to common plants, animals, and the physical environment of the NC/SC coast. Fully illustrated -- over 100 color photographs, plus additional diagrams and drawings with in-depth information on each subject. A beachcomber's handbook, a valuable companion for seaside explorers of all ages. Scientifically accurate, yet written in language the lay public can understand.

Todd Ballantine
Tideland Treasure: The Naturalist's Guide to the Beaches and Salt Marshes of Hilton Head Island and the Southeastern Coast
by University of South Carolina Press (Paperback)

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.

Osha Gray Davidson
The Enchanted Braid: Coming to Terms with Nature on the Coral Reef
by Wiley (Hardcover)

Trevor Norton
Underwater to Get Out of the Rain: A Love Affair With the Sea
by Da Capo Press (Hardcover)

All that we know and love of the British seaside weaves throughout this funny, nostalgic and richly told memoir. Fortune-telling gypsies found on crumbling promenades, lighthouses standing to attention, and brass bands playing in the bracing chill of a British summer.From the Hardcover edition.

Mike Tidwell
The Ravaging Tide: Strange Weather, Future Katrinas, and the Coming Death of America's Coastal Cities
by Free Press (Paperback)

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. And be assured: This is not some "junk theory" peddled by Greenpeaceextremists. No less an authority than the Bush Administration itself hasofficially confirmed, on multiple occasions, that global warming is real and is driven by our use of fossil fuels -- oil, coal, and natural gas. Worldwide, thanks to climate change, sea level is expected to rise up to three feet within the coming decades and extreme weather events ...

Biliana Cicin-Sain, Robert Knecht
Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management: Concepts And Practices
by Island Press (Paperback)

Biliana Cicin-Sain and Robert W. Knecht are co-directors of the Center for the Study of Marine Policy at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware and co-authors of The Future of U.S. Ocean Policy. (Island Press, 1998).

Anne Wertheim Rosenfeld
The Intertidal Wilderness: A Photographic Journey through Pacific Coast Tidepools
by University of California Press (Hardcover)

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 has been updated throughout, incorporating new scientific information, new photographs, and a new chapter discussing the recent human impact on this threatened environment. Fusing art and science, The Intertidal Wilderness conveys the fragility, complexity, and interdependence ...

Kenneth H. Mann
Ecology of Coastal Waters: With Implications for Management
by Wiley-Blackwell (Paperback)

Subject of text is coastal marine ecosystems. Students will easily relate to the content of the book as subjects are divided by the environment and scientific principles are applied to steps in management and the decision-making process. Previous edition, c1982, was titled 'Ecology of Waters: A Systems Approach.' Softcover. DLC: Coastal ecology.

Vinson Brown
Exploring Pacific Coast Tidepools (Outdoor and Nature)
by Naturegraph Publishers (Paperback)

This fieldguide describes 341 of the most common species of flora and fauna in the intertidal zone of the Pacific Coast from Baja California to Alaska. Twenty-one pages of color.

Beth Schwarzman
The Nature of Cape Cod
by UPNE (Library Binding)

A field companion to the natural sites of Cape Cod.

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