Rocas Alijos: Scientific Results from the Cordell Expeditions

by Robert W. Schmieder

Book Overview

Rocas Alijos lies 180 nautical miles west of Baja California. It comprises several exposed rocks that surmount a large oceanic volcano rising from the ocean floor well off the continental shelf. It is located at the transition zone between two major biologic provinces, at a latitude where the Pacific Current turns westward to form the north Pacific trans-oceanic current. In spite of its obvious importance for biogeographical studies, the remoteness...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792340566
• ISBN13: 9780792340560
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 481 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"