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2021 winner of Non-fiction popular category: New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance The Mullica Valley estuary and its watershed, formed over the last 10,000 years, are among the cleanest estuaries along the east coast of the United States. This 365,000-acre ecosystem benefits from a combination of protected watershed, low human population density, and general lack of extensive development. In Beneath the Surface, marine scientist Ken Able helps the reader penetrate the surface and gain insights into the kinds of habitats, animals, and plants that live there.Readers will gain a better understanding of the importance of these shallow waters; how the amount of salt in the water determines where animals and plants are found in estuaries; the day-night, seasonal, and annual variation in their occurrence; and how change is occurring as the result of climate variation.Throughout the book are insightful sidebars telling intimate stories of where various animals came from and where they are going as they travel through the estuary on their way to and from other portions of the east coast. Beneath the Surface emphasizes the kinds and importance of the animals and plants that live beneath the surface of this unique ecosystem.
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"In Coastal Landscapes, distinguished marine scientist Kenneth Able presents unique and timely insights into New Jersey's coastal environments, from the state's Pine Barrens to its famous ocean beaches. Nearly 100 aerial images from helicopter and drone flights taken from 2015 - 2021, along with accompanying text, describes local landscape features in detail including geographic locations and ecological settings. These images have been groundtruthed from kayaks as well as on foot, as the author waded through marshes. Able's eye-catching photographs will appeal to a broad audience, ranging from the general public to naturalists, environmentalists, and the innately curious. Ultimately, based on over 40 years of the author's experience, Costal Landscapes provides a broad view of the southern New Jersey coastline, including relics of the past, natural features, human influences, connections among people, places, and resources, and the effects on the environment of climate change"--
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Flatfishes --- Paralichthys --- Ecology.
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Flatfishes --- Paralichthys --- Ecology. --- Ecology.
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