04517nam 22009615 450 991078131580332120230725052114.01-283-27832-497866132783260-520-94998-610.1525/9780520949980(CKB)2550000000039259(EBL)731411(OCoLC)747412134(SSID)ssj0000524383(PQKBManifestationID)11360352(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000524383(PQKBWorkID)10545922(PQKB)10808845(DE-B1597)519611(DE-B1597)9780520949980(MiAaPQ)EBC731411(EXLCZ)99255000000003925920200424h20112011 fg engur|||||||||||txtccrNatural History of San Francisco Bay /Ariel Rubissow Okamoto, Kathleen WongBerkeley, CA :University of California Press,[2011]©20111 online resource (352 p.)California Natural History Guides ;102Description based upon print version of record.0-520-26825-3 Front matter --Contents --Prologue --Acknowledgments --Taking the Plunge --Beneath the Surface: What Is an Estuary? --Visible and Invisible Life: Fish, Birds, and Other Wildlife --History of Human Changes: 1800's - 1960's --The Environmental Backlash: 1960's - Present --Restoration Frontiers: The Watershed --Restoration Frontiers: The Bay --Climate Change and the Bay's Future --Coda --Glossary: Sources: SFEP, SFEI, USGS --Historical Timeline --References --Learning More, Helping Out: A Few Places to Start --Art Credits --IndexThis complete primer on San Francisco Bay is a multifaceted exploration of an extraordinary, and remarkably resilient, body of water. Bustling with oil tankers, laced with pollutants, and crowded with forty-six cities, the bay is still home to healthy eelgrass beds, young Dungeness crabs and sharks, and millions of waterbirds. Written in an entertaining style for a wide audience, Natural History of San Francisco Bay delves into an array of topics including fish and wildlife, ocean and climate cycles, endangered and invasive species, and the path from industrialization to environmental restoration. More than sixty scientists, activists, and resource managers share their views and describe their work-tracing mercury through the aquatic ecosystem, finding ways to convert salt ponds back to tidal wetlands, anticipating the repercussions of climate change, and more. Fully illustrated and packed with stories, "es, and facts, the guide also tells how San Francisco Bay sparked an environmental movement that now reaches across the country.California Natural History GuidesEstuarine ecologyCaliforniaSan Francisco BayEndangered ecosystemsSan Francisco BayCaliforniaRestoration ecologyCaliforniaSan Francisco Bayactivists.aquatic ecosystem.bay area.biodiversity.bodies of water.california history.california.climate change.climate cycles.eelgrass beds.endangered species.environmental movement.environmentalists.fish and wildlife.industrialization.invasive species.natural history.natural sciences.nonfiction.oil tankers.pacific ocean.pollution.primer.resource management.san francisco bay.scientists.tidal wetlands.travel guide.waterbirds.Estuarine ecologyEndangered ecosystemsRestoration ecology508.794/6Rubissow Okamoto Arielauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1463223Wong Kathleenauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autDE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910781315803321Natural History of San Francisco Bay3672457UNINA