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The Jade Coast: The Ecology of the North Pacific Ocean [Paperback]

Robert Butler (Author)
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The verdant coastline from northern California to southeast Alaska bursts into a rich hue of jade green when the sun emerges from behind a canopy of cloud. This is the Jade Coast?brooding in winter, sparkling in summer and always abounding with life. The coastal waters of the Jade Coast support over 400 species of fish, 161 species of marine birds, 29 marine mammals and over 6,500 species of invertebrates. Aside from the number of species, the sheer abundance of some of these animals is staggering. The rivers support some of the largest salmon runs in the world and its estuaries and bays support millions of birds whose migrations span the western hemisphere. In the offshore pelagic waters,whales from Mexico and Hawaii feed below the ocean surface. Among the myriad of islands, fjords, and channels that comprise the Jade Coast are quiet coves within earshot of raging tidal passages, and near-Mediterranean climates within sight of rainforests and mountain top glaciers. The topsy-turvy landscape and convoluted coastline are a mosaic of habitats with associated life forms that make the evergreen shores of the North Pacific a Shangri La for the naturalist. The Jade Coast is the story of the ecology of the North Pacific Ocean.The book begins with a primer on some basic concepts in ecology and then launches into a journey far out to sea in the realm of the westerly wind. Readers will scramble along rocky shores, pick away among boulder-strewn beaches, wade in eelgrass meadows, and slop through mudflat ooze. Along the way, they will be introduced to some current, classical and contentious ideas in ecology and conservation of the sea and shore. More than 40stunning photographs complement The Jade Coast and bring to life the book?s important messages. (March 2003)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Knowledgeable and well organized, Dec 1 2003
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Valerie Adolph "Coast Journal" (Pacific Northwest) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Jade Coast: The Ecology of the North Pacific Ocean (Paperback)
This book is an introduction to the ecology of the coastline between northern California and Alaska. It is an ambitious undertaking and the writer has been a park naturalist, wildlife biologist and Adjunct Professor of Biological Sciences at Simon Fraser University. He has a vast breadth and depth of knowledge of this topic and his research has been widely acclaimed.

Unfortunately this book does not display either the writer or the topic to advantage. Once in a while the writer's passion for the coast and his personal knowledge of it peeks through, but in general it just reads like a textbook. The material is thorough and well-organized but it just doesn't come to life for the reader. The illustrations are nice, but hardly spectacular when you consider the incredible beauty and variety of this long stretch of coastline.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Knowledgeable and well-organized, Dec 1 2003
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Valerie Adolph "Coast Journal" (Pacific Northwest) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Jade Coast: The Ecology of the North Pacific Ocean (Paperback)
This book is an introduction to the ecology of the coastline between northern California and Alaska. It is an ambitious undertaking and the writer has been a park naturalist, wildlife biologist and Adjunct Professor of Biological Sciences at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. He has a vast breadth and depth of knowledge of this topic and his research has been widely acclaimed.

Unfortunately this book does not display either the writer or the topic to advantage. Once in a while the writer's passion for the coast and his personal knowledge of it peeks through, but in general it just reads like a textbook. The material is thorough and well-organized but it just doesn't come to life for the reader. The illustrations are nice, but hardly spectacular when you consider the incredible beauty and variety of this long stretch of coastline.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Knowledgeable and well-organized, Dec 1 2003
By Valerie Adolph "Coast Journal" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Jade Coast: The Ecology of the North Pacific Ocean (Paperback)
This book is an introduction to the ecology of the coastline between northern California and Alaska. It is an ambitious undertaking and the writer has been a park naturalist, wildlife biologist and Adjunct Professor of Biological Sciences at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. He has a vast breadth and depth of knowledge of this topic and his research has been widely acclaimed.

Unfortunately this book does not display either the writer or the topic to advantage. Once in a while the writer's passion for the coast and his personal knowledge of it peeks through, but in general it just reads like a textbook. The material is thorough and well-organized but it just doesn't come to life for the reader. The illustrations are nice, but hardly spectacular when you consider the incredible beauty and variety of this long stretch of coastline.


3.0 out of 5 stars Knowledgeable and well organized, Dec 1 2003
By Valerie Adolph "Coast Journal" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Jade Coast: The Ecology of the North Pacific Ocean (Paperback)
This book is an introduction to the ecology of the coastline between northern California and Alaska. It is an ambitious undertaking and the writer has been a park naturalist, wildlife biologist and Adjunct Professor of Biological Sciences at Simon Fraser University. He has a vast breadth and depth of knowledge of this topic and his research has been widely acclaimed.

Unfortunately this book does not display either the writer or the topic to advantage. Once in a while the writer's passion for the coast and his personal knowledge of it peeks through, but in general it just reads like a textbook. The material is thorough and well-organized but it just doesn't come to life for the reader. The illustrations are nice, but hardly spectacular when you consider the incredible beauty and variety of this long stretch of coastline.

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