| Beachcombing: A Guide to Seashores of the Southern Hemisphere Contributor(s): Fraser, Ceridwen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1990048005 ISBN-13: 9781990048005 Publisher: Otago University Press OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats - Coastal Regions & Shorelines - Science | Natural History |
| LCCN: 2020446702 |
| Physical Information: 116 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: If you've ever walked along a beach or rocky shore and peered, poked or wondered at the things cast upon it by the waves, this book is for you. Sea foam, ambergris, giant squid, stranded whales, seaweed, shells, plastic, dead birds, shoes and pieces of planes or rockets ... Beaches are our windows to the ocean, and the objects we find on them tell stories about life, death and dynamic processes in the sea. Beachcombing looks at waves and tides, the connectivity of Southern Hemisphere coastlines, and the life cycles of marine plants and animals. It will help you understand the objects and organisms you find on beaches, and the intriguing reasons they have come to be there. |