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The California Current: A Pacific Ecosystem and Its Fliers, Divers, and Swimmers - Couverture rigide

Ulanski, Stan

 
9781469628240: The California Current: A Pacific Ecosystem and Its Fliers, Divers, and Swimmers
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ISBN 10 : 1469628244 ISBN 13 : 9781469628240
Editeur : The University of North Carolina Press, 2016

Synopsis

The California Current-part of the large, swirling North Pacific gyre-flows slowly southward along the west coast of North America, stretching nearly 2,000 miles from southern British Columbia to the tip of Baja California in Mexico. To a casual observer standing on the shore, the vast current betrays no discernible signs, yet life abounds just over the horizon. Stan Ulanski takes us into the water on a journey through this magnificent, unique marine ecosystem, illuminating the scientific and biological marvels and the astonishing array of flora and fauna streaming along our Pacific coast.

The waters of the California Current yield a complex broth of planktonic organisms that form the base of an elaborate food web that many naturalists have compared to the species-rich Serengeti ecosystem of Africa. Every year, turtles, seals, fish, and seabirds travel great distances to feast in the current's distinct biological oases and feeding sites. Apex predators, such as the California gray whale, humpback whale, salmon shark, and bluefin tuna, undertake extensive north-south migrations within the current to find enough to eat. The California Current energizes us to celebrate and protect a marine ecosystem integral to the myriad fisheries, coastal communities, and cultures of the Pacific coast.

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À propos de l'auteur

Stan Ulanski, professor of geology and environmental science at James Madison University, USA is the author of The Gulf Stream: Tiny Plankton, Giant Bluefin, and the Amazing Story of the Powerful River in the Atlantic and Fishing North Carolina’s Outer Banks: The Complete Guide to Catching More Fish from Surf, Pier, Sound, and Ocean.

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Éditeur
The University of North Carolina Press
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1469628244
ISBN 13 
9781469628240
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
256
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