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

by Stan Ulanski and Ulanski

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469628244
• ISBN13: 9781469628240
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"