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Article: THE MONTEREY BAY SHORELINE GUIDE.(Review)
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- The Geographical Review
- Article date:
- July 1, 2000
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THE MONTEREY BAY SHORELINE GUIDE. By JERRY EMORY. xi and 307 pp.; maps, ills., bibliog., index. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999. $35.00 (cloth), ISBN 0520211537; $16.95 (paper), ISBN 0520217128.
"Field guides" became popular in the 1960s with the publication of the Peterson series. Initially, these books emphasized "taxa" such as birds, butterflies, fish, and rocks and minerals. Then the focus changed to habitats and systems, such as coral reefs, redwood forests, and weather and climate. In the late 1980s and 1990s, guides to the natural and cultural history of specific areas began to emerge. Works focusing on the Sutter Buttes, Channel Islands, ...