{"product_id":"beneath-the-surface-understanding-nature-in-the-mullica-valley-estuary-hardback-9780813590202","title":"Beneath the Surface; Understanding Nature in the Mullica Valley Estuary (Hardback) 9780813590202","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBeneath the Surface\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eUnderstanding Nature in the Mullica Valley Estuary\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKenneth W. Able (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813590202\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 August 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages, 140 color images, 69 b\u0026amp;w images, 2 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 4.3 cm, 0.476 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2019\/10\/08\/climate\/ghost-forests.html?action=clickmodule=Top%20Storiespgtype=Homepage\"'\u003e\"As Sea Levels Rise, So Do Ghost Forests,\" by \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/column\/moises-velasquez-manoff\"'\u003eMoises Velasquez-Manoff\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href='\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2019\/10\/08\/climate\/ghost-forests.html?action=clickmodule=Top%20Storiespgtype=Homepage\"'\u003e and Gabriella Demczuk\u003cbr\u003e https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2019\/10\/08\/climate\/ghost-forests.html?action=clickmodule=Top%20Storiespgtype=Homepage\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e— New York Times\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Ken Able is to be commended for this truly thorough compendium of information and personal experience. \u003ci\u003eBeneath the Surface\u003c\/i\u003e is a richly illustrated, comprehensive look at the inner workings of the Mullica River, riddled with slightly offbeat and anecdotal field notes that give life to a highly prolific career investigating these waters.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— John R. Waldman, author of Heartbeats in the Muck: The History, Sea Life, and Environment of New York Harbor\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eBeneath the Surface\u003c\/i\u003e, marine scientist Kenneth Able helps the reader penetrate the surface and gain insights into the kinds of habitats, the animals, and plants that live there. Readers will gain a better understanding of the importance of these shallow waters; how the amount of salt in the water determines where animals and plants are found in estuaries; the day-night, seasonal, and annual variation in their occurrence; and how change is occurring as the result of climate variation. Throughout the book are insightful sidebars telling intimate stories of where various animals came from and where they are going as they travel through the estuary on their way to and from other portions of the east coast. \u003ci\u003eBeneath the Surface\u003c\/i\u003e emphasizes the kinds and importance of the animals and plants that live beneath the surface of this unique ecosystem.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— SoJourn\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Author Ken Able helps the reader gain insights into the kinds of habitats, the animals, and plants that live there. For the first time, readers will gain a better understanding of the importance of these shallow waters, how the amount of salt in the water determines where animals and plants are found in estuaries, the variation in their occurrence, and how all this is changing as the result of climate change. \u003ci\u003eBeneath the Surface\u003c\/i\u003e emphasizes what this unique marine resource can tell us about the larger world.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Northeastern Naturalist\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Interesting and accessible to the layperson, the naturalist, the native South Jerseyean or the avid fisherman.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— The Sandpaper\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"For more than thirty years, Ken Able has studied the Mullica Valley\/Mullica River ecosystem, New Jersey's most pristine watershed. He has taught and researched with a generation of marine scientists. In \u003ci\u003eBeneath the Surface\u003c\/i\u003e, he reaches out to a broader audience and, through his readable prose, details for interested readers not only the evolving science but also the wonder of the Mullica.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Tom Kinsella, director, South Jersey Culture \u0026amp; History Center, Stockton University\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e2021 winner of Non-fiction popular category: New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  The Mullica Valley estuary and its watershed, formed over the last 10,000 years, are among the cleanest estuaries along the east coast of the United States. This 365,000-acre ecosystem benefits from a combination of protected watershed, low human population density, and general lack of extensive development. In \u003ci\u003eBeneath the Surface\u003c\/i\u003e, marine scientist Ken Able helps the reader penetrate the surface and gain insights into the kinds of habitats, animals, and plants that live there. Readers will gain a better understanding of the importance of these shallow waters; how the amount of salt in the water determines where animals and plants are found in estuaries; the day-night, seasonal, and annual variation in their occurrence; and how change is occurring as the result of climate variation. Throughout the book are insightful sidebars telling intimate stories of where various animals came from and where they are going as they travel through the estuary on their way to and from other portions of the east coast. \u003ci\u003eBeneath the Surface\u003c\/i\u003e emphasizes the kinds and importance of the animals and plants that live beneath the surface of this unique ecosystem.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDedication\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Penetrating the Surface\u003cbr\u003e 2. Mapping the Mullica Valley: Natural History Landscapes\u003cbr\u003e 3. Impacts and Invasions\u003cbr\u003e 4. Too Much Salt or Not Enough?\u003cbr\u003e 5. Seasons and Other Cycles\u003cbr\u003e 6. Sources: Both Near and Far\u003cbr\u003e 7. Marshes: Food Factories for the Mullica Valley\u003cbr\u003e 8. Hidden Habitats\u003cbr\u003e 9. Life and Mostly Death\u003cbr\u003e 10. Insight from Fisheries\u003cbr\u003e 11. Insights from Other Estuaries\u003cbr\u003e 12. Climate Change Underwater\u003cbr\u003e 13. Sea Level Rise\u003cbr\u003e 14. Underwater Calendar\u003cbr\u003e 15. Fishe Stories\u003cbr\u003e 16. Diamondback Terrapins and the Lost Years\u003cbr\u003e 17. Horseshoe Crabs: Ancient Migrators\u003cbr\u003e 18. Marine Mammals: Summer and Winter Visitors\u003cbr\u003e 19. A Valley Full of Blue Crabs\u003cbr\u003e 20. Tales of the Talons\u003cbr\u003e 21. River Herring: South Jersey's Salmon\u003cbr\u003e 22. White Perch and Hogchoker: Estuarine Migrators\u003cbr\u003e 23. Fishes and Shrimp are Important Forage\u003cbr\u003e 24. Summer Flounder Mysteries\u003cbr\u003e 25. Sharks and Their Relatives\u003cbr\u003e 26. Striped Bass: The Migratory Wizard of the Mullica Valley\u003cbr\u003e Appendix Table\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52563722862872,"sku":"9780813590202","price":89.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/beneath-the-surface-understanding-nature-in-the-mullica-valley-estuary-hardback-9780813590202","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}