- Marine biology, Seashore biology, Seashore ecology, Biologia Marinha
We see how the tides, waves, and ocean current shape the living creatures that depend on them. Three main types of environment--the rock shore, the rim of sand and the coral coast found on the American Atlantic coast are studied in detail.
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Earnest, warm, grave and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- warmbleak
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- Rachel Carson, Robert W. Hines
- First published
- 1955
- Pages
- 276
- Publisher
- Staples Press, Penguin Books, Limited, Independently Published
- Editions
- 28
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780451604149
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“THE EDGE of the sea is a strange and beautiful place.”
Biologist Rachel Louise Carson began her career with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service but achieved fame and social influence with publication of such popular books as The Sea Around Us (1951) and Silent Spring (1962). ([Source][1].) [1]: http://www.flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/3359709268/
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