Maria Ruth Books - The Pacific Coast
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Maria Mudd Ruth
The Pacific Coast
Describes the dynamics of the Pacific coast's ecosystem. Seven chapters with full-color photographs. For Middle School readers.
The Pacific Coast is an ever-changing zone. Organisms that cannot compete are whisked away by shifting tides or exposed to wind and sun. While barnacles, mussels, and sea stars may seem passive, they are actually waging a silent war for prime positions on the rocks. To the gray whales, change is essential to survival. they migrate from the Alaskan coast to Mexico's warm lagoons in order to bear their young.
Humans introduce their own kind of alteration. Oil spills devastate the nearshore waters. Kelp and abalone are harvested at a rapid rate. The Pacific coast is the site of many of our resources, and we must work to ensure the health and balance of this realm.
