The Northwest Coast: A Natural History

by Stewart T. Schultz

Book Overview

This book provides a synthesis of geology, climatology, and oceanography as the backdrop for an examination of the animal and plant communities of the West Coast from Cape Mendocino to Cape Flattery.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881921424
• ISBN13: 9780881921427
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
• Length: 389 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Great introduction to the ecology of the Northwest Coast

I am not a specialist, but I have enjoyed this book very much. The author takes an holistic approach to the subject, starting with how geological history and climate shape the environment and the biological communities that live in it. The book is full of fascinating facts, from the sexual life of gray whales to which species are prevalent in intertidal zones, to how much seafood sea mammals consume. The book complements a field guide (it does not help much in identification, by itself): it explains and enables you to see what is going on in front of your eyes. I think it adds a lot to the enjoyment I can derive from visiting the coast. By the way, in spite of the title, the California coast is described here, and so is the Canadian one.