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The Fish in the Forest is an elegantly written, beautifully
illustrated exploration of the complex web of relationships between
the salmon of the Pacific Northwest and the surrounding ecosystem.
Dale Stokes shows how nearly all aspects of this fragile
ecosystem--from streambeds to treetops, from sea urchins to orcas
to bears, from rain forests to kelp forests--are intimately linked
with the biology of the Pacific salmon. Illustrated with 70
stunning color photographs by Doc White, The Fish in the Forest
demonstrates how the cycling of nutrients between the ocean and the
land, mediated by the life and death of the salmon, is not only key
to understanding the landscape of the north Pacific coast, but is
also a powerful metaphor for all of life on earth.
Personal, anecdotal, and highly engaging, "Watching Giants" opens a
window on a world that seems quite like our own, yet is so
different that understanding it pushes the very limits of our
senses. Elin Kelsey's colorful first-person account, drawing from
her rich, often humorous, everyday experiences as a mother, a
woman, and a scientist, takes us to the incredibly productive
waters of the Gulf of California and beyond, to oceans around the
world. Kelsey brings us along as she talks to leading cetacean
researchers and marine ecologists about their intriguing
discoveries. We encounter humpback whales that build nets from
bubbles, gain a disturbing maternal perspective on the dolphin-tuna
issue, uncover intimate details about whale sex, and contemplate
the meaning of the complex social networks that exist in the seas.
What emerges alongside these fascinating snapshots of whale culture
is a dizzying sense of the tremendous speed with which we are
changing the oceans' ecosystems - through overfishing, noise
pollution, even real estate development. "Watching Giants"
introduces a world of immense interconnectivity and beauty - one
that is now facing imminent peril.
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