Updated and revised, this popular book is a lively field guide to Southeast Alaska's natural wonders.
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O'Clair taught biology on the faculty of the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau, Alaska, for fifteen years, leaving in 1993 to devote full time to writing. She has a Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Washington in Seattle.
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
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Outstanding Holistic Look at Alaska's Inside Passage,
By nborson (Gustavus, AK United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nature of Southeast Alaska: A Guide to Plants, Animals, and Habitats (Revised) (Paperback)
In this highly readable book, Rita O'Clair and her co-authors explore the geology, habitats, and animals of Southeast Alaska and how they interact with each other. I haven't found any other source that puts the basic story of the region together in this way. For those getting started learning about the area, this book provides a framework to organize future observations and learning. Those who already know some natural history of the area may be surprised by the connections this book helps make and the gaps it fills in.
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You have to go to know,
By Thomas Johnson "Mr. Flora & Fauna" (Woodside, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nature of Southeast Alaska: A Guide to Plants, Animals, and Habitats (Revised) (Paperback)
Nature of Southeast Alaska: A Guide to Plants, Animals, and Habitats (Revised)
This is the one to buy. The book should weigh 100 lbs, it is that packed with great info (yet it easily fits in your back pocket) on the flora and fauna of this amazing part of Alaska. I spent over 20 years living and guiding in this area. As I would tell anyone who would ask me what Southeast was like--you have to go to know---and this is the guide to take with you.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Very helpful book on Alaska and Tracy Arm,
By Johnny Maven "GlacierDude" (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nature of Southeast Alaska: A Guide to Plants, Animals, and Habitats (Revised) (Paperback)
Tracy Arm is by far the most scenic trip there is. On my trip I saw unbelievable calving glaciers, bears, humpback whales, killer whales, beautiful waterfalls and much more. I definitely recommend going to Tracy Arm. In fact, there is a DVD on Tracy Arm called "Alaska, The Tracy Arm Experience". The DVD captures the beauty of this incredible place. The DVD is available on Amazon.
I highly recommend Tracy Arm. If you get a chance, experience it yourself.
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The overriding and underlying theme of Southeast Alaska is water, and inescapable moisture is the unifying feature of nearly all its habitats. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
common acorn barnacle, early blueberry, coral slime, splash cups, rainforest biome, young coho, sand lance, dwarf mistletoe, masked shrew, butter clams, hoary marmot, deer fern, subalpine meadows, greater yellowlegs, northern flying squirrel, marbled murrelets, microscopic spores, walleye pollock, threespine stickleback, weasel family, shore pine, sea ducks Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Southeast Alaska, Dolly Varden, Glacier Bay, British Columbia, North America, Admiralty Island, Vancouver Canada, Little Ice Age, Mendenhall Wetlands, Gulf of Alaska, Eagle River, Baranof Island, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest, Prince of Wales Island, Stikine River, Vancouver Island, Chilkat River, Douglas Island, Impact Pond, North Pacific, Seymour Canal New!
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The overriding and underlying theme of Southeast Alaska is water, and inescapable moisture is the unifying feature of nearly all its habitats. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
common acorn barnacle, early blueberry, coral slime, splash cups, rainforest biome, young coho, sand lance, dwarf mistletoe, masked shrew, butter clams, hoary marmot, deer fern, subalpine meadows, greater yellowlegs, northern flying squirrel, marbled murrelets, microscopic spores, walleye pollock, threespine stickleback, weasel family, shore pine, sea ducks Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Southeast Alaska, Dolly Varden, Glacier Bay, British Columbia, North America, Admiralty Island, Vancouver Canada, Little Ice Age, Mendenhall Wetlands, Gulf of Alaska, Eagle River, Baranof Island, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest, Prince of Wales Island, Stikine River, Vancouver Island, Chilkat River, Douglas Island, Impact Pond, North Pacific, Seymour Canal New!
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- Southeast Alaska: Part 2 (Alaska Geographic) by Alaska Geographic on 5 pages
- Voyaging With the Whales Hb by Cynthia de Vincent on page 103, and Back Matter
- Final report (CCS occasional paper ; no. 6) by Speyside Project in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance (revised edition) by Stephen Herrero on page 74, and Back Matter
- Guide to the Birds of Alaska by Robert H Armstrong in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Homelands: Kayaking the Inside Passage by Byron Ricks in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Book of the Tongass (The World As Home) by Carolyn Servid on page 50
- Alaska's Mammals: A Guide to Selected Species (Alaska Pocket Guide) by Dave Smith in Back Matter
- At Home in Hostel Territory: A Guide to Friendly Lodgings from Seward to Santa Cruz by Janet Thomas in Back Matter
- Alaska's Natural Wonders by Robert H Armstrong in Back Matter
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