The coasts of California / written and illustrated by Obi Kaufmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaufmann, Obi, author, illustrator.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

The California Lands Trilogy; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coasts--California.

Coasts.

Coasts--California--Maps.

California.

Genre:

Maps.

Physical Description:

xxxi, 639 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : Heyday, [2022]

Summary:

"An exploration of California's coastline and the biodiversity it contains. Features Obi Kaufmann's signature watercolor maps and trail paintings"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 00.01. The Geologic History of California's Coasts

00.02. Measurement Conversion Table

00.03. California and Earth's Grid System

00.04. Key to the Map Icons

00.05. The Coastal Counties of California

00.06. Conservation Status and Ranking: Assigning special species designation

01. Symmetry and Succession: Perspectives on time and ecology

01.01. An Island of Diversity: The living province of Calfornia

01.02. A Long History of Life: Calfornia's ancient animals

01.03. Humanity Emerges: Anthropogenesis in the Holocene

01.04. Accounting for the Most Vulnerable: Endangered biodiversity

02. Fault-Line Symphony: The geomorphology of coastal Calfornia

02.01. How the Light Fades: Ocean zones and marine classification

02.02. Where the Waves Break: Beach profiles and shoreline structure

02.03. Ancient Staircase: Coastal terraces and their unique forests

02.04. Land's Westward Advance: Calfornia's evolving coast through the ages

02.05. Evolving Puzzle: Pacific North America's tectonic configuration

02.06. Rocky Patterns in the Landscape: North American terranes and continental structure

02.07. The Writhing Substrate: Contemporary fault lines of Calfornia

02.08. The Land of the Sea: The floor of the Pacific Ocean

02.09. Depth and Diversity: Bathymetry off Calfornia's coast

02.10. Petrological Portrait: Calfornia's coastal topography

02.11. Summits in Sight of the Sea: Mountain provinces of coastal Calfornia

03. Elemental Rhythms: Energy, weather, and the cycles of wind and wave

03.01. Water and Gravity: The astrophysical nature of the tides

03.01a. Celestial Mechanics: The spring and neap tides

03.01b. Higher Highs and Lower Lows: Calfornia's daily diurnal tidal patterns

03.02. The Turning of the Ocean: Current trajectories across the northern Pacific

03.03. Delivering Life to the Coasts: Habitat spaces of the Calfornia Current System

03.04. Planetary Patterns and Local Effects: El Nino, sea temperature, and wind

03.05. The Ocean Machine: Upwelling, oxygen, and temperature

03.05a. Coastal Upwelling

03.05b. Coastal Downwelling

03.06. The Stirring of Life: Chlorophyll concentrations

03.07. Ocean Rain: Storm cycles and atmospheric rivers in the eastern Pacific

03.08. Between Flood and Drought: Calfornia's Mediterranean climate

03.09. Climate Disrupted: Local climates and precipitation

03.10. Fire Drivers: The desert winds of Northern and Southern Calfornia

03.11. Raging through Canyons: The Santa Ana winds of Los Angeles

03.12. The State of Fire: Where, how, and why coastal Calfornia burns

03.13. Deviation from the Norm: The fire return interval departure of Southern Calfornia

03.14. The Power of Renewal: Fire regime and ecology in Calfornia

04. Sand and Rivers: Littoral patterns and estuary types

04.01. River's End: Estuary geography

04.02. Discrete and Distinct: Watersheds

04.03. Moments of Safe Harbor: Calfornia's bay geography

04.04. Inexpressible Fertility: The Golden Gate and the Bay Delta

04.05. Central Coast Arborea: Forests on - and offshore

04.06. Traditions Both Ancient and Modern: The many faces of the Point Reyes coast

04.07. Marching Sands: Calfornia's dunes and littoral drft

04.08. Dune City: San Francisco's sandy core

04.09. California Dreaming: The beaches of Southern Calfornia

04.10. Jade and Sea Stacks: The beaches of Northern Calfornia

05. As Above, So Below: A survey of coastal habitat types

05.01. A Patchwork Shore: Habitat types across coastal Calfornia

05.01.01. Big Trees of the North Coast

05.01.02. The Lost Coast and the Mattole River

05.01.03. Pygmy Forests and the Terraces of Mendocino

05.01.04. Cypress Forests of the Sonoma Coast

05.01.05. Tidal Flats of the Bolinas Lagoon and Estuary

05.01.06. Southern Redwoods of Big Basin State Park

05.01.07. Coastal Woodlands of the Ventana Wilderness

05.01.08. Estuary Restoration on Morro Bay

05.01.09. Mesas of the Gaviota Coast

05.01.10. Coastal Riparian Forests of the Santa Clara River

05.01.11. Biodiversity Reserves across Palos Verdes

05.01.12. Mosaic of Santa Cruz Island

05.01.13. Fresh-Brackish Marsh of Tijuana Slough

05.02. The Terrestrial Coast: The distribution of indicative plant communities

05.03. Underwater Forest: The offshore quilt of kelp ecosystems

05.04. A World of Their Own: Tide-pool zonation

05.05. Where Half of Life Lives: The biodiversity of wetlands

05.06. The Prairie by the Sea: Calfornia's coastal scrub land

05.07. Of Manzanita and Mountains: Coastal Calfornia's chaparral blanket

05.08. Wildflower Wonderland: Following the bloom through the grasslands

05.09. Inside the Oak Woodland: Calfornia's hardwood habitat

05.10. Forests on the Shore: Coastal arboreal diversity

05.11. The Great Icon: Old growth in the kingdom of the redwood

05.12. Specific Stressors: Areas of Special Biological Signficance

06. All Creatures Great and Small: Coastal biodiversity

06.01. Food Web in the Waves: Biodiversity and ecosystems

06.02. The Microscopic Basis for Oceanic Life: Plankton

06.03. From Bacteria to Sea Grass: Regional primary producers of the kelp forests

06.04. From Suspension Feeders to Grazers: Primary consumers of the kelp forests

06.05. From Predatory Snails to Otters: Secondary consumers of the kelp forests

06.06. Fish Who Eat Fish Who Eat Fish: Tertiary consumers of the kelp forests

06.07. Life on the Edge: Calfornia's coastal endangered species

06.08. Biosurvey 01: Amphibians

06.09. Biosurvey 02: Nonmarine fish

06.10. Biosurvey 03: Pinnipeds

06.11. Biosurvey 04: Shorebirds and waterfowl

06.12. Biosurvey 05: Sea turtles

06.13. Biosurvey 06: Sharks

06.14. Biosurvey 07: Raptors and owls

06.15. Biosurvey 08: Dolphins and porpoises

06.16. Biosurvey 09: Pelagic seabirds

06.17. Biosurvey 10: Crustaceans and mollusks

06.18. Biosurvey 11: Whales

06.19. Biosurvey 12: Anadromous fish

07. A Good, Long Walk: The Calfornia Coastal Trail

07.01. A Many-Faceted Diamond: The twenty-four coasts of Calfornia

07.02. Of Salmon and Spruce: The Del Norte coast

07.02a. Stewarding Trees: North coast forest restoration

07.03. Of Shade and Scale: The redwood coast

07.03a. As Diverse as It Gets: Invertebrate species of northern tide pools

07.03b. Sue-meg State Park

07.04. Of Old Growth and Oysters: The Humboldt coast

07.04a. Wastewater and Wildlife: A new approach in Areata

07.05. Of the Remote and the Rugged: The Lost Coast

07.05a. Rebuilding the Mattole River: North coast estuary and riparian restoration

07.05b. King Range National Conservation Area

07.06. Of Steppe and Solitude: The Sinkyone coast

07.06a. Plants That Don't Use the Sun: The fungus flowers of the Mendocino coast

07.07. Of Tide Pools and Tall Trees: The Mendocino coast

07.07a. All the Tough Little Trees: Stories from the terraced dune forest

07.07b. Van Damme State Park

07.08. Of Dghthouses and Long Views: The Point Arena coast

07.08a. Saving Elk Creek: Data in the service of restoration

07.08b. Stornetta Public Lands

07.09. Of Wine and Wildflowers: The west Sonoma coast

07.09a. Pathogen Incognita: The mysterious tragedy of sea star wasting disease

07.10. Of Pasture and Poetry: The Point Reyes coast

07.10a. Of Cows, Elk, Deer, and Oysters: Conflicts of conservation at Point Reyes

07.11. Of Peaks and Peninsulas: The Golden Gate coast

07.11a. An Elite Class of Diversity: The Golden Gate Biosphere Reserve

07.12. Of Inlets and Inroads: The Half Moon Bay coast

07.12a. The Connected Forest: The Santa Cruz Mountains Stewardship Network

07.12b. San Bruno Mountain State and County Park

07.13. Of Seals and Sage: The Ano Nuevo coast

07.13a. Save the Pollinators, Save the Plants: Endangered bees of the Santa Cruz Mountains

07.13b. Ano Nuevo Coast Natural Preserve

07.14. Of Monarchs and Marshlands: The Monterey coast

07.14a. Pickleweed: Being a succulent in the salt marsh

07.14b. Garrapata State Park

07.15. Of Cliffs and Condors: The Big Sur coast

07.15a. Andrew Molera State Park

07.16. Of Castles and Castilleja: The San Simeon coast

07.16a. Piedras Blancas Light Station Outstanding Natural Area

07.17. Of Barnacles and Beaches: The Estero Bay coast

07.17a. Of People and Pollutants: Protecting Morro Bay

07.17b. Montafia de Oro State Park

07.18. Of Dunes and Daisies: The San Luis Obispo Bay coast

07.18a. Of Oil Fields and Dune Fields: Cleaning up the Santa Maria River Estuary

07.19. Of Oaks and Ocean: The Point Conception coast

07.20. Of Sandstone and Sky: The Santa Barbara coast

07.20a. Of Streams and Steelhead: Restoration of the Santa Barbara salmon

07.21. Of Sycamores and the Santa Clara: The Ventura coast

07.21a. Lessons Not Learned: The legacy of oil in the Santa Barbara Channel

07.21b. Point Mugu State Park

07.21c. A Holdout for Diversity: Habitat types at Mugu Lagoon

07.21d. Malibu Creek State Park

07.22. Of Canyons and Creeks: The Santa Monica coast

07.22a. Saving the Mountain Lion: Connectivity at Liberty Canyon

07.22b. Tbpanga State Park

07.23. Of Cities and Sagebrush: The San Pedro Bay coast

07.23a. Rethinking Wastewater: The key to Los Angeles's future

07.24. Of Valleys and Vistas; The San Clemente coast

Contents note continued: 07.24a. Tbrrey Pines State Natural Reserve

07.25. Of Cactus and Clouds: The San Diego coast

07.25a. A Mixed Blessing: The promise and the reality of desalination

07.25b. La Jolla Cove Walk

08. Each a Character: The islands of Calfornia

08.01. Santa Rosae

08.02. The Islands of California

08.03. Santa Catalina Island

08.04. San Clemente Island

08.05. San Miguel Island

08.06. Santa Rosa Island

08.07. Anacapa Island

08.08. Santa Cruz Island

08.09. Santa Barbara Island

08.10. San Nicolas Island

08.11. Angel Island

08.12. The Farallon Islands

09. Policies and Protections: Stewardship of the land and sea

09.01. How We Got Here and What Our Strategy Is Now

09.02. Within Sight of the Sea: Coastal parks and monuments

09.03. Enforcement and Enhancement: Protections and the agencies responsible

09.04. North Coast Marine Protected Areas

09.05. North Central Coast Marine Protected Areas

09.06. Central Coast Marine Protected Areas

09.07. South Coast Marine Protected Areas

09.08. Coastal Wilderness Areas

09.09. The Nature Conservancy

09.10. Wildlife Areas and Ecological Reserves

09.11. National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs)

09.12. Coastal Land Trusts

10. Navigating a Chaotic Sea: Modeling hope and peril

Facing West, part one: View from the shore

10.01. The Path of Renewal: The nature of disturbance

Facing West, part two: Starting with the end

10.02. Feedback Cascades: The drivers of climate breakdown

Facing West, part three: Revolutions and paradigm shfts

10.03. The Effects of Pollution: Vectors of climate-based ocean stress

Facing West, part four: Growth, unbounded and costly

10.04. Poisoning the Sea: Proportions and pollutants

Facing West, part five: The cresting wave

10.05. Nothing Is Disposable: Plastic's insidiousness

Facing West, part six: The bottleneck and the inflection point

10.06. The Sea's Harvest: Monitoring human predation

Facing West, part seven: Navigating the future

10.07. The Rights of Rivers: Polluted water, polluted bodies

Facing West, part eight: Circular time, space, and mind

10.08. An Infinite Supply: Prospects and problems of desalination

Facing West, part nine: Secrets of the arrow

10.09. Contentious Plan: How the delta tunnel project would affect the bay Facing West, part ten: The arrow misses its mark

10.10. Justice and Nature: Human connectivity

Facing West, part eleven: Reckoning day

10.11. For the Love of Justice: Biodiversity's future

Facing West, part twelve: The circular economy

10.12. Future California 001: Keeping the circuit open

Facing West, part thirteen: The tide of revolution

10.13. Future California 002: Unrecognizable

Facing West, part fourteen: The innovation of memory

10.14. Future California 003: Islands in deep time

Facing West, part fifteen: This is where we begin.

Notes:

"A California field atlas"-- from cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781597145510

1597145513

OCLC:

1268121217