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Author:   Joanna Burger
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.481kg
ISBN:  

9780813523002

ISBN 10:   0813523001
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   01 June 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Where did the shore come from? Birds on salt marshes and beaches Sale hay, glasswort, and other commercial ventures Is global climate change a threat? Oystercatchers and Willets along the shore The spring chorus: Fowler's toads at Little Beach Fiddler crabs at Cheesequake Cattle egrets on Islajo Island Killifish move in Horseshoe crabs on Delaware Bay Shorebirds along Delaware Bay Laughing gulls at Stone Harbor marshes Civilized mallards at Manahawkin Common terns and skimmers at Barnegat Bay Piping plovers at Corson's Inlet Peregrines, ospreys, and harriers: diurnal predators Mink, mussels, and ghost crabs Diamondback terrapins at Little Beach Mosquitoes: the New Jersey state bird The shorebirds return Migrating monarchs at Cape May Hawks in Cape May Nocturnal wanderings at Higbee Beach Birding at Point Liberte: in search of a snowy owl Snow geese and Brant at Brigantine and Barnegat Bay A Killdeer's plaintive call on the Rutgers campus Herring gulls: newcomers to the Jersey shore Herons and egrets at Barnegat Bay and along the Kills Appendix: Scientific names mentioned in the book

Reviews

An indispensable book for anyone who sets foot in New Jersey and is interested in its flora and fauna. A wonderful addition to anyone's library--even a New Yorkers'!--George Plimpton A tour de force. . . . All 'coasties' (not only New Jerseyans) will like this book; conservationists, naturalists, photographers, fishermen, birders, scientists, beach addicts; in short, lovers of the shore.--Richard Kane Director of Conservation, New Jersey Audubon Society Having A Naturalist Along the Jersey Shore is as good as having Joanna Burger at your side--and that's as good as good gets.--Pete Dunne author of The Wind Masters

Having A Naturalist Along the Jersey Shore is as good as having Joanna Burger at your side--and that's as good as good gets.

Having A Naturalist Along the Jersey Shore is as good as having Joanna Burger at your side--and that's as good as good gets.--Pete Dunne author of The Wind Masters

Author Information

Joanna Burger is a professor of biological sciences at Rutgers University. Her seven books include Before and After an Oil Spill: The Arthur Kill (Rutgers University Press). She lives in Somerset, New Jersey, with her family on their nature preserve. 

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