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The death and life of Monterey Bay : a story of revival / Stephen R. Palumbi and Carolyn Sotka.

Anyone who has ever stood on the shores of Monterey Bay, watching the rolling ocean waves and frolicking otters, knows it is a unique place. But even residents on this idyllic California coast may not realize its full history. Monterey began as a natural paradise, but became the poster child for ind...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Palumbi, Stephen R.
Other Authors: Sotka, Carolyn
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Island Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Environmental management > California > Monterey Bay.
Environmental protection > California > Monterey Bay > Citizen participation.
Monterey Bay (Calif.) > Environmental conditions > History.
Ecology.
Environmental management.
Environmental protection > Citizen participation.
Pacific Ocean > Monterey Bay.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dediction
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction: Chapter 1: Juliaâ€?s Window
  • Part I: The Ruin
  • Chapter 2: The First California Gold Rush: Otters
  • Chapter 3: Whale Bones in Treasure Bay
  • Chapter 4: Abalone Shells and China Point
  • Part II: The Bottom
  • Chapter 5: Dr. Mayor Julia Platt
  • Chapter 6: The Power of One: Julia Fights the Canneries
  • Chapter 7: Ed Ricketts, Ecology and the Philosophy of Tide Pools
  • Chapter 8: Dust Bowl of the Sea: The Canneries Collapse
  • Part III: The Recovery.
  • Chapter 9: The Otter ReturnsChapter 10: Kelp, Seals, and Seabirds Rise Again
  • Chapter 11: The Aquarium
  • Chapter 12: The Century to Come
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • Notes
  • Index.

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