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| Preface | viii | |
| Acknowledgments | ix | |
| Introduction | 1 | |
| How to Use This Book | 3 | |
| Human Impacts | 6 | |
| Beachcombing and Collecting | 7 | |
| Important Things to Know about the Beach | 8 | |
| Phylums Discussed in This Book | 11 | |
| How to Tell Shells Apart | 12 | |
| Terms Used to Describe Bivalves | 13 | |
| Terms Used to Describe Gastropods | 13 | |
| Things to Bring | 15 | |
| Sandy Beaches | 16 | |
| Mollusks | 18 | |
| Sand-Dwelling Bivalves (Clams and Mussels) | 18 | |
| Free-Swimming Bivalves (Scallops) | 42 | |
| Gastropods (Snails) | 46 | |
| Echinoderms | 52 | |
| Sand Dollar | 52 | |
| Arthropods | 54 | |
| Crabs | 54 | |
| Cnidarians | 58 | |
| Hydroids | 58 | |
| Mini Habitat | 60 | |
| Brown Algae or Kelp | 60 | |
| Parts of Kelp | 62 | |
| Wildlife on Kelp | 64 | |
| Rocky Shores | 70 | |
| Mollusks | 72 | |
| Rock-Dwelling Bivalves (Mussels, Oysters, Piddocks) | 72 | |
| Polyplacophora (Chitons) | 80 | |
| Flat-Shelled Gastropods (Snails) | 82 | |
| Spiral-Shelled Gastropods (Snails) | 94 | |
| Mollusks without Shells (Sea Slugs and Octopus) | 108 | |
| Cnidarians | 114 | |
| Anemones | 114 | |
| Annelids | 118 | |
| Tube-Building Marine Worms | 118 | |
| Arthropods | 120 | |
| Barnacles | 120 | |
| Isopods | 124 | |
| Hermit Crabs | 126 | |
| True Crabs | 128 | |
| Echinoderms | 130 | |
| Sea Stars | 130 | |
| Sea Urchins | 132 | |
| Sea Cucumbers | 134 | |
| Chordates | 136 | |
| Bony Fish | 136 | |
| Nearshore Waters | 140 | |
| Plankton | 142 | |
| Phytoplankton | 142 | |
| Red Tides | 144 | |
| Tunicates | 146 | |
| Cnidarians | 148 | |
| Jellies | 148 | |
| Arthropods | 152 | |
| Lobsters and Crabs | 152 | |
| Chordates | 154 | |
| Bony Fish | 154 | |
| Cartilaginous Fish (Rays and Sharks) | 166 | |
| Marine Mammals | 174 | |
| Sea Lions | 174 | |
| Seals | 176 | |
| Dolphins | 178 | |
| Gray Whale | 184 | |
| Birds | 188 | |
| Nearshore Birds | 190 | |
| Gulls | 190 | |
| Terns | 196 | |
| Skimmer | 200 | |
| Pelicans | 202 | |
| Cormorant | 206 | |
| Birds of Rocky Shores | 208 | |
| Oystercatchers | 208 | |
| Sandpipers | 208 | |
| Birds of Sandy Beaches | 210 | |
| Sandpipers | 210 | |
| Birds of Coastal Wetlands | 216 | |
| Sandpipers | 216 | |
| Plovers | 218 | |
| Grebes | 220 | |
| Herons and Egrets | 222 | |
| Ducks | 226 | |
| Raptors | 228 | |
| Rail | 230 | |
| Sparrow | 232 | |
| Resources | 235 | |
| Selected Bibliography | 238 | |
| Index | 243 |
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
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Jacqueline Hedrick
reviewed Beyond the Beach Blanket: A Field Guide to Southern California Coastal Wildlife on July 08, 2011 Beyond the Beach Blanket
An EXCELLENT guide to all of the shells, seaweed, and critters that your kids bring to you to identify! A MUST OWN.
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