The Jade Coast

The verdant coastline from northern California to south-east Alaska bursts into a rich hue of jade green when the sun emerges from behind a canopy of cloud. The Jade Coast is the story of the ecology of the North Pacific Ocean. The book begins with a primer on some basic concepts in ecology and then launches into a journey far out to sea in the realm of the westerly wind. Readers will scramble along rocky shores, pick away among boulder-strewn beaches, wade in eelgrass meadows, and slop through mudflat ooze. Along the way, they will be introduced to some current, classical and contentious ideas in ecology and conservation of the sea and shore. More than 80 stunning photographs complement The Jade Coast and bring to life the book's important messages.