Beach Hoppers

Have you ever found yourself wondering whats going on just beneath the surface of the beach with all its life teeming in plain view our coastlines are absolute hotbeds of life from brightly coloured shorebirds that strut their stuff along the surf, to the tiny microscopic organisms that live hidden away in the algae but for some reason most of us hardly even notice it . This book is all about digging into that and asking the question, just how much of this biodiversity exists right at the edge of the ocean, and how all our activities out here at the coast are affecting these delicate ecosystemsshellfish, fish, sea stars, anemones in the tide pools, and asking the people who spend their lives studying and enjoying the coast all about it I bring a mix of my own experiences and the latest research to flip this overThis book is aimed at students, wouldbe explorers and just anyone who's ever felt like its time to take a closer look at the secret lives of the coastline and you can start reading anywhere to get a handle on the sheer variety of life to be found in San Diego.