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| 1. |  | Title: Dolphin societies: discoveries and puzzles Author: Pryor, Karen 1932- Published: University of California Press, 1991 Subjects: Science | Zoology | Natural History | Marine and Freshwater Sciences Publisher's Description: Wild dolphins are an elusive subject for behavioral studies: How can you "do a Jane Goodall" on animals usually visible only as a glimpse of rolling dorsal fins heading for the horizon? In this unusual book, two of the best-known scientists in the marine-mammal field have assembled an astonishing va . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 2. |  | Title: Fish: an enthusiast's guide Author: Moyle, Peter B Published: University of California Press, 1995 Subjects: Environmental Studies | Marine and Freshwater Sciences | Ecology | Sports | Biology Publisher's Description: Engagingly written, with both learning and humor, Fish bridges the gap between purely pictorial books and scholarly texts, and provides a succinct summary of fish biology and conservation for students and fish enthusiasts. Similar Items |
| 3. |  | Title: Sea cliffs, beaches, and coastal valleys of San Diego County: some amazing histories and some horrifying implications  Author: Kuhn, Gerald G Published: University of California Press, 1984 Subjects: Geography | California and the West | Marine and Freshwater Sciences | Geology | Ecology Publisher's Description: California's coastal zones are areas of extreme vulnerability, subject to the vicissitudes of weather and prone to erosion, landslides, and flooding. Gerald Kuhn and Francis Shepard examine and analyze these threats to coastal stability in a thought-provoking and detailed study of the coastal area o . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 4. |  | Title: California's salmon and steelhead: the struggle to restore an imperiled resource Author: Lufkin, Alan Published: University of California Press, 1990 Subjects: Environmental Studies | Ecology | California and the West | Marine and Freshwater Sciences Publisher's Description: Millions upon millions of salmon and steelhead once filled California streams, providing a plentiful and sustainable food resource for the original peoples of the region. But over the years, dams and irrigation diversions have reduced natural spawning habitat from an estimated 6,000 miles to fewer t . . . [more] Similar Items |