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Monterey County Bookstore: Nature

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Marine Guides [ Return to Main Bookstore » ]


A Living Bay
by Lovell Lanstroth (2000)
California Seashore Life
by James Kavanagh (2001)
Pacific Intertidal Life
by Ron Russo and Pam Olhausen (1981)
Between Pacific Tides
by Ed Flanders Ricketts, Jack Calvin, Joel Walker Hedgpeth (1939, 1985)


Sensibly organized by habitat areas and lavishly illustrated with color photographs, this is one of the easiest guides for a non-scientist to use when exploring the marine life of the Monterey Bay.


A handy reference guide for first-time visitors or serious naturalists as an introduction to familiar plants and animals of California's coastline.


Pack your old sneakers and get your feet wet exploring Monterey Bay's tidepools equipped with this great little pocket guide.


The classic exposition on habitat-based marine ecology by the innovative biologist, Ed Ricketts, and his colleagues. First published in 1939, revised and updated repeatedly, it is still essential for serious students.