A Field Guide to the Atlantic Seashore

Peterson Field Guides #24

by Kenneth L. Gosner

More than 1,000 illustrations, arranged according to visual similarities, show plant and animal species of the Atlantic Coast from the Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras. This guide includes information on how to locate each species by geographic range, tidal range, tidal level, season, topography, and climate.

Genres: Natural History, Science, Reference, Field Guides, Nature, Biology, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

Reviews

[A.D. Morel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Where do I start? This book has gotten me out of some serious jambs. I'm no marine biologist but I can spend hours and HOURS on the beach, walking, crawling, lolling about trying to figure out what everything is. I have boxes and boxes of shells in my house, mostly identified because this amazing little book is my ready reference.

The jambs are in conversations with my better half, who has a knack for asking "Whut's that?" and he expects me to know!

Thanks to this friendly, mostly complete guide, I can usually get him some good information. Yesterday we found a Lion's Mane jellyfish with the head as big as a dinner plate. Of course, my field guide helped us really know about this incredible animal.

Top marks. Great job!

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

good reference, extensive list of organisms, good articles