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Informationen zum Autor Ron Russo retired as the chief naturalist of the East Bay Regional Park District in 2003 and is the author of several field guides, including Pacific Coast Mammals and Mountain State Mammals. He continues his writing and research, discovering several new species of plant galls each year. He lives in Mt. Shasta, California. Pam Olhausen is also the author of Pacific Coast Mammals. She lives in Sedona, Arizona. Klappentext With this handy, easy-to-use book, you'll be able to identify a wide variety of intertidal life of the rocky Pacific coast-from Alaska to Baja, California-in no time. Leseprobe Plate Limpet (Notoacmea scutum) Shell 6 cm long, flat; apex off center; color variable, frequently green. Has irregular white spotting from edge to apex. Mid tide zone, Bering Sea to Pt. Conception. South of Pt. Conception, this species is replaced by the File Limpet. Kelp Limpet (Notoacmea insessa) Shell 2 cm long, ovalelongate, nearly as high as long, chestnut-brown and smooth. Always on blades of feather boa kelp, low tide zone, Alaska to Mexico. Dunce Limpet (Acmaea mitra) Shell 3.5 cm long, with high cone shape, entirely white, smooth or covered with pink coralline algae. Low tide zone in pools, Bering Sea to Mexico. Zusammenfassung Illustrated with drawings, this guide helps naturalists identify various life forms of the intertidal zone along the Pacific coastline. Preceded by a discussion about this environment and its creatures. Inhaltsverzeichnis Species List Limpets Abalones Chitons Mussels Snails Periwinkle Dogwinkle Octopi Sea slugs Nudibranchs Anemones Sea stars Sea urchins Isopods Rock louse Pillbug Barnacles Crabs Kelp Spider crab Hermit crab Shrimp Fish Bristleworms Ribbonworms Polyclad Flatworms Marine algae Sponge weed Sea lettuce Moss weed Surf grass Brown algae Red algae Sponges Hydroids ...
