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Tables of Contents for Beachcomber's Guide to Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
viii
 
CHAPTER 1 Introducing the Pacific Northwest
1
7
The Pacific Northwest Coastline
1
3
Physical Factors Influencing Marine Organisms
4
1
Why is the Water So Cold?
4
1
The Marine Flora and Fauna of the Pacific Northwest
5
2
Origin of Marine Organisms of the Pacific Northwest
7
1
References
7
1
CHAPTER 2 Keys to Successful Beachcombing
8
6
How and Where to Look
8
3
Where To Look
8
1
When To Look
9
1
A Note On Tidal Zonation
10
1
Where To Go When It's Raining
10
1
Gear for the Complete Beachcomber
11
1
Fish and Game Regulations
12
1
Crabbing in the Pacific Northwest
12
1
A Note on Conserving Marine Resources
13
1
CHAPTER 3 Some Quick Marine Biology
14
15
A Note on Scientific Names
14
1
Lifestyles of Marine Organisms
14
1
Major Marine Plant and Animal Groups
15
13
Major Marine Invertebrate Phyla
15
12
Marine Plants
27
1
References
28
1
CHAPTER 4 The Sandy Beach
29
20
Types of Sandy Beaches
29
2
Permanent Beach Residents
31
5
Crustaceans
31
3
Sandy Beach Polychaete Worms
34
1
Sandy Beach Mollusks
35
1
Occasional Visitors
36
3
Moon Snails
37
1
Visiting Crabs and Shrimp
38
1
Sandy Beach Echinoderms
39
1
Wash-Ups
39
9
Stranded Seaweeds
39
2
Stranded Jellies
41
5
Attached Pelagic Animals
46
2
A Final Note on Sandy Beaches
48
1
References
48
1
CHAPTER 5 Quiet-Water Habitats: Bays, Estuaries, and Lagoons
49
26
How Quiet-Water Habitats Are Formed
49
1
Quiet-Water Marine Environments
50
1
Mud Flats
50
12
The Mud Flat Environment
50
12
Sand Flats
62
5
The Sand Flat Environment
62
5
Rocky Shores of Protected Coastal Habitats
67
3
Other Hard Substrates
70
2
Salt Marshes
72
1
Eelgrass Meadows
73
1
References
74
1
CHAPTER 6 The Rocky Intertidal Environment: Upper Zones
75
31
Physical Factors
75
1
Organization of Rocky Intertidal Treatment
76
1
Intertidal Zonation Scheme
76
1
High Intertidal Zone/Uppermost Horizon
77
4
Upper Intertidal Zone
81
4
Upper Tidepools
85
4
Physical Factors
85
4
Under Tidepool Rocks
89
4
Middle Intertidal Zone
93
12
Exposed Rock Surface Habitats
94
4
Mussel Clump Habitats
98
7
References
105
1
CHAPTER 7 The Rocky Intertidal Environment: Middle and Low Zones
106
25
Reef Flat Habitats
106
4
Algal Turfs
106
1
Surfgrass Flats
107
1
Surfgrass Beds
107
3
Boulder Fields
110
13
The Under-Rock Habitat
110
12
The Rock Borers
122
1
Low Intertidal Pools and Surge Channels
123
7
Low Intertidal Pools
124
2
Surge Channels
126
4
References
130
1
CHAPTER 8 Marine Mammals of the Pacific Northwest
131
16
The Sea Otter
131
3
Pinnipeds
134
6
The Harbor Seal
134
1
Northern Elephant Seal
135
2
California Sea Lion
137
2
Stellar Sea Lion
139
1
The Whales
140
6
The Gray Whale
140
2
The Minke Whale
142
1
The Killer Whale
143
3
References
146
1
CHAPTER 9 Dungeness Crab and Pacific Salmon
147
6
The Dungeness Crab
147
1
Salmon and Trout of the Pacific Northwest
148
4
References
152
1
Index
153