Seaside Naturalist

Seaside Naturalist
Author: Deborah A. Coulombe
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1990-02-14
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0671765035

An illustrated guide to the characteristics of some of the 200,000 different plants and animals that live in the ocean.

The Seaside Naturalist

The Seaside Naturalist
Author: Deborah A. Coulombe
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1990
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780137971015

An illustrated guide to the characteristics of some of the 200,000 different plants and animals that live in or near the ocean.

A Naturalist's Guide to Seashore Plants

A Naturalist's Guide to Seashore Plants
Author: Donald D. Cox
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780815607786

Donald D. Cox uses nontechnical terminology in order to provide clear references for the general public as well as professional and amateur naturalists and students. He explores the origins of the oceans, tides, wind belts, and land plants and includes useful illustrations for aid in identification. Most significantly, this guide brings together a wide range of information relative to ocean and seashore ecosystems. Cox includes the types of plants that grow near the seashore; adaptations that help plants survive in seashore habitats; poisonous, medicinal, and edible plants of the ocean and seashore; seasonal changes in the seashore habitat; and methods of naming plants and the folklore of common names. The author also provides complete and accurate details for those readers who are interested in collecting plants and preserving plant collections. The final chapter offers non-technical investigations, activities, and projects. Conservation and habitat preservation are emphasized throughout the book.

The California Naturalist Handbook

The California Naturalist Handbook
Author: Greg de Nevers
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2013-02-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0520274806

The California Naturalist Handbook provides a fun, science-based introduction to California’s natural history with an emphasis on observation, discovery, communication, stewardship and conservation. It is a hands-on guide to learning about the natural environment of California. Subjects covered include California natural history and geology, native plants and animals, California’s freshwater resources and ecosystems, forest and rangeland resources, conservation biology, and the effects of global warming on California’s natural communities. The Handbook also discusses how to create and use a field notebook, natural resource interpretation, citizen science, and collaborative conservation and serves as the primary text for the California Naturalist Program.

A Naturalist's Guide to the Virginia Coast

A Naturalist's Guide to the Virginia Coast
Author: Curtis J. Badger
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2004
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780813922812

For the parent adventuring with a curious child or the experienced birder in new territory, the weekend wanderer or the seasoned naturalist, Curtis Badger's user-friendly guide provides an engaging discussion about just the sorts of wondrous things the interested observer will encounter on a visit to Virginia's coastline.tag: A handy family guide to Virginia's diverse coastline from the Eastern Shore's favorite naturalist

Travel and Tourism in Britain, 1700–1914 Vol 3

Travel and Tourism in Britain, 1700–1914 Vol 3
Author: Susan Barton
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2021-12-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 100055984X

The British led the way in holidaymaking. This four-volume primary resource collection brings together a diverse range of texts on the various forms of transport used by tourists, the destinations they visited, the role of entertainments and accommodation and how these affected the way that tourism evolved over two centuries. Volume 3: Seaside Holidays Over the course of the seventeenth century, medical writers and practitioners came to realise the health-giving properties of the seaside environment. By the early eighteenth century, this scientific interest was spreading to wealthy people in search of a rest cure. Bathing in the sea, drinking the waters and spending time in the bracing air became a widespread activity, and by the nineteenth century this had expanded thanks to extensive advertising and publicity about its beneficial effects. Specific forms of entertainment also developed, such as piers, aquaria, winter gardens and cinemas.

North Carolina's Amazing Coast

North Carolina's Amazing Coast
Author: David Bryant
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2013-05-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0820345792

Fun and learning come together in North Carolina's Amazing Coast, an inviting collection of one hundred short, self-contained features about the flora, fauna, and natural history of that fascinating place where land meets sea. Each page includes a full-color illustration and breezy, fact-filled commentary on coastal wildlife from fifty-foot-long northern right whales to single-cell plankton, from shy red wolves to overbearingly sociable sand gnats. Readers will learn about the super-sized fox squirrel, the acting talents of the hognose snake, the health benefits of eating pawpaws, the importance of tidal fluctuations, and much more. North Carolina's Amazing Coast will spark a sense of wonder and inspire readers to learn more about their natural heritage and what they can do to preserve it. Used in the "Our Amazing Coast" elementary curriculum developed by the Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence-Southeast, this book makes an excellent educational tool, as well as an inspiring gift for coastal enthusiasts of all ages. Published in association with North Carolina Sea Grant.