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Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Encyclopedia of Invertebrates, Seaweeds And Selected Fishes
enlarge	Authors: Andy Lamb, Bernard Hanby Publisher: Harbour Category: Book List Price: ~~$69.95~~ Buy New: $44.77 as of 9/9/2010 09:54 MDT details You Save: $25.18 (36%) New (21) Used (8) from $36.99 Seller: ---superbookdeals Rating: 10 reviews Sales Rank: 249541 Format: Unabridged Media: Hardcover Edition: 1 Pages: 398 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.3 Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.8 x 0.9 ISBN: 1550173618 Dewey Decimal Number: 578.7709795 EAN: 9781550173611 ASIN: 1550173618 Publication Date: October 1, 2005 Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Product Description With 1,600 superb color photographs of over 1,200 species, MARINE LIFE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST is the most comprehensive collection of photographs of Pacific Northwest marine life ever published. It is designed to allow the reader to recognize virtually any coastal organism that might be encountered from southern Alaska to southern Oregon-from sea lettuces and feather boa kelp to the leopard ribbon worm, Pacific red octopus, spiny-thigh sea spider, and gutless awning clam. Each species is identified with photographs and includes a description with information on range, habitat, appearance, and behavior. Andy Lamb and Bernard Hanby have spent most of their lifetimes studying and recording Pacific Northwest marine life and have completed over 4,000 scuba dives between them. Some of the species included in this volume have never before been featured in print. Color coded for quick reference and including a glossary and full index, MARINE LIFE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST is a must-have for serious biologists, scuba divers, beachcombers, or anyone interested in marine life and beautiful underwater photography.

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 10 1 2 Next » Amazing and well worth it!!! March 9, 2006 Gregory Schroeder (Monterey, CA, USA) 13 out of 13 found this review helpful I work for a West Coast marine lab and I purchased this both for my work and for my own enjoyment. Twenty years in the making, there is nothing close to this in terms of illustrated guides for the region. Being that I work in the lesser known of the invertebrates, I was glad to see that the minor phyla are paid just as much attention to as the more common ones. I showed my copy around the lab, which led at least four more copies to be purchased. Upon opening the cover and flipping to any page, the first-time reader is speechless at the quality of the photos and the overall organization of the work. Yes, reference books like these are a bit more expensive than the everyday field guide, but this has so much more: Common name, scientific name (and limited synonymy), distribution, special remarks on each species... Very recommended! An impressively thorough collection of the majestic ocean life associated with the Pacific Northwest July 10, 2006 Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) 5 out of 5 found this review helpful Enhanced with 1,700 superb color photographs, Marine Life Of The Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Encyclopedia Of Invertebrates, Seaweeds And Selected Fishes by Andy Lamb (Marine naturalist and educator) features the photography from Bernard P. Hanby (recipient of the Vancouver Natural History Society's 2003 Davidson Award for Conservation) and is an impressively thorough collection of the majestic ocean life associated with the Pacific Northwest. Featuring a "user friendly" and alphabetically organized listing of diverse fish, seaweed and invertebrate aquatic life, Marine Life Of The Pacific Northwest offers a comprehensive compendium of more than 1,400 saltwater plants and animals, and includes a quick reference usability with guide, maps, glossary, index, and color-coded pages for easy information access and identification, as well as entries that include the common name, scientific name, size, range, depth, description, picture, description and comments, and more. A core reference work for professional and academic library reference collections, Marine Life Of The Pacific Northwest is very strongly recommended for all marine-savvy explorers of the Pacific Northwest area. Amazing production September 19, 2007 E. N. Anderson (Riverside, CA USA) 3 out of 3 found this review helpful This book is one of the most amazing publishing accomplishments I have seen. The authors and their friends have accumulated 1700 superb photographs of marine life, especially the tiny and obscure invertebrates that almost no one has even seen or suspected, let alone photographed. (Where else are you going to find photos of neon sea-fleas and parasitic copepods in the wild?) Many of the animals herein are not even described scientifically. I studied fisheries development for years and thought I knew something about marine life, but I never knew there were so many worms and snails and tunicates out there, let alone did I ever see them or photos of them. Everyone interested in nature or biology should have this book, or at least look at it, just to see what amazing things there are in the world. It is of interest far beyond the narrow confines of Northwest Coast shores. Wonderful Resource June 26, 2007 Pam Gray (Port Townsend, WA USA) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful This book is a blessing for us tidepool/beach explorers in the Pacific Northwest because of its wonderful, clear photographs. It saves us many hours of tedious and frustrating puzzling over technical jargon trying to figure out the identity of whatever amazing creature has captured our hearts. The volunteers at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington have already practically worn out their first copy from looking up critters and plants that show up in the tanks via the flow-through seawater system. Many mysteries have been solved, and many fascinating tidbits of natural history gleaned to share with the visitors to the exhibits. Books like this will open the eyes of a society blind to our own environment, like the Peterson guides did a couple generations ago. All praises and cliches apply: "a picture is worth a thousand words", "greatly needed and long over-do"... Consider this a definite rave review for a timely book. Now all we need is a waterproof edition! hard to top... June 30, 2007 R. Hansen 2 out of 2 found this review helpful so I'm no expert on marine life, but I'm very interested in the subject. I got this book and had high expectations that were more than met. The photography is excellent, the organization is excellent, and the contents extensive. I really like how they tell you both the common and the scientific names, and how they have some short descriptions of behaviors or charactoristics. I actually got it for my boyfriend because he wants to study to be a marine biologist and i saw the other reviews by people who were in related fields, and they made it sound like a book that would be useful even to an expert but not only useful to an expert. And it is. He loves the book (says its one of the best gifts he has ever gotten) and was very impressed by the quality of the contents, he uses it all the time. Bottom line the book is awesome i would reccommend it to ANYONE who loves ocean life. Showing reviews 1-5 of 10 1 2 Next »

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